At around 30 million 60-kg bags per year, the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais produces more coffee as a region than any other country in the world. The region accounts for nearly half of Brazil’s total production.
Minas Gerais is often broken up into sub-regions, with some of the most renowned including Cerrado de Minas, Chapada de Minas, Mata de Minas, and Sul de Minas where this coffee comes from. In Sul de Minas, particularly in Guaxupé, the average temperature is cooler than the rest of the region at around 68ºF.
The Cooxupé cooperative, founded in 1937, is one of the biggest in the world, connecting over 16,000 members throughout over 200 municipalities. Most of them are smallholders and the cooperative offers them an array of services and facilities to support agribusinesses, such as soil analysis laboratories, geographic data geoprocessing, and more.
Co-op: Cooxupé Cooperative
Region: Guaxupé, Minas Gerais
Altitude: 1200 MASL
Process: Honey Process
Varietal: Mundo Novo, Catuai Red and Yellow, Catucai
At around 30 million 60-kg bags per year, the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais produces more coffee as a region than any other country in the world. The region accounts for nearly half of Brazil’s total production.
Minas Gerais is often broken up into sub-regions, with some of the most renowned including Cerrado de Minas, Chapada de Minas, Mata de Minas, and Sul de Minas where this coffee comes from. In Sul de Minas, particularly in Guaxupé, the average temperature is cooler than the rest of the region at around 68ºF.
The Cooxupé cooperative, founded in 1937, is one of the biggest in the world, connecting over 16,000 members throughout over 200 municipalities. Most of them are smallholders and the cooperative offers them an array of services and facilities to support agribusinesses, such as soil analysis laboratories, geographic data geoprocessing, and more.
Co-op: Cooxupé Cooperative
Region: Guaxupé, Minas Gerais
Altitude: 1200 MASL
Process: Honey Process
Varietal: Mundo Novo, Catuai Red and Yellow, Catucai