Nicaragua - El Tuma Microlot

Good body, strawberry, melon, honey, chocolate

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Bag Weight	69 KG BAG
Harvest Season	2022/23
Status	Spot
Lot Number	P610879-2

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About This Coffee

This single-variety lot is comprised of the Java variety and comes from farmer Mauricio Cisnes. Mauricio is a first-generation coffee producer, a man in his seventies, who is very charismatic, humble and funny, and passionate about horses and livestock. Also a dairy producer, he ventured into coffee growing a couple of decades ago with the purpose of diversifying and now today grows both Java and Catimor on his medium-sized farm with his son Julio Cisnes.

The Municipality of El Tuma is located in the northwest of the department of Matagalpa; its main commercial activity is based on coffee. El Tuma has a characteristic climate of subtropical, semi-humid forest. The average annual temperature is 22.6°C and the average annual precipitation is 1404 mm, with a rainy and a dry season. Altitudes in El Tuma range from 700 – 1000 meters above sea level.

Country of Origin	Nicaragua
Region	El Tuma, Matagalpa
Producer Type	Single Estate
Processing	Washed
Processing Description	Fermented 12-14hrs, sun-dried on patios
Growing Altitude	800m - 1000m

Harvest Season	2022/23
Bag Weight	69 KG BAG
Bag Type	Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species	Arabica
Variety	Java

History of Coffee in Nicaragua

Coffee came to Nicaragua in the mid-1800's but did not have to compete with well established crops like indigo or banana. It took coffee just 20 years to become the country's number one export and by the dawn of the 20th century, coffee represented 65% of Nicaragua's exports. Between 1895 and 1926, production of coffee in the Jinotega region alone tripled, from 4,500 bags to 13,500. The rapid growth of the industry did not coincide with as much deforestation as other countries in the region and today virtually all Nicaraguan coffee is considered shade grown.

Growing Coffee in Nicaragua

Nicaragua coffee growing regions include Jinotega, Nuevo Segovia, Madriz, Esteli, Matagalpa, Boaco, Managua, Carazo, and Granada. Throughout the country, most Nicaragua coffee is grown between 800 and 1500 masl, with some specialty coffees growing even higher that 1500 masl. Over 330,000 people in Nicaragua work in coffee, which is 15% of the labor market and more than 50% of the agricultural workforce. Most Nicaragua coffee is milled using a version of wet processing. Plant Species Catimor, Catuai, Java, Maragogype, Pacamara, Red Bourbon.