Brazil Washed - Eliesio Carlos Rodrigues Microlot

Heavy body, brownie, chocolate malt, almond Roca
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Bag Weight 60 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2022/23
Status Spot
Lot Number P611389-1
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About This Coffee

Eliésio grew up around coffee, helping his father in the fields and learning the trade at his side. As a adult, he founded his own farm in 2002, and began planting coffee in 2018. He manages a multifaceted operation alongside his wife, Maria Isabel, growing an assortment of varieties including Catuai and Yellow Bourbon. This specific lot has been undergone a washed process, still something of a rarity in Brazil. 

Country of Origin Brazil
Region Cerrado
Producer Type Single Estate
Farm Name ECR Agronegocios
Processing Washed
Processing Description Dried on cement patios and rotary dryers
Growing Altitude 950m
Harvest Season 2022/23
Bag Weight 60 KG BAG
Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species Arabica
Variety Catuai, Maragogype, Mundo Novo, Yellow Bourbon

History of Coffee in Brazil 

American colonists had been drinking coffee for fifty years before the first coffee seed was planted in Brazil in 1727. A hundred years later, Brazil accounted for 30% of the world’s coffee supply. A hundred years after that, in the 1920’s, Brazil held a virtual monopoly, producing 80% of the world’s coffee. Although Brazil’s market share peaked at 80% in the 1920’s, its continuing status as the world’s largest coffee producer still gives the country considerable influence on the market and coffee prices. It is said that when Brazil sneezes, the coffee world catches cold. In 1975, a “black frost” destroyed over 70 percent of the crop in Brazil and coffee prices doubled world-wide. Brazil was a founding member of the Pan-American Coffee Bureau, which invented the concept of a “coffee break,” during an advertising campaign in the early 1950’s.

Growing Coffee in Brazil 

The U.S. state of Maryland is not large enough to contain all the coffee plants in Brazil, even if every inch of the state was growing coffee. Over 300,000 coffee farms in 2,000 cities grow coffee in Brazil. Although some of Brazil’s 30 coffee growing regions are home to the world’s largest coffee farms, there are also small and medium sized farms, including those owned and operated by women as part of Olam’s Café Delas initiative.  With so much land devoted to coffee, it’s no surprise that  over 40 species coffee plant can be found growing in Brazil, but the most common are Yellow Bourbon, Acaia, Yellow Catuai, Red Catuai, and New World. While the amount of washed coffee coming out of Brazil has increased steadily over the years, the vast majority of coffee is still produced using the dry method.  

  • Region Cerrado
  • Farm Name ECR Agronegocios
  • Producer Type Single Estate
  • Processing Washed
  • Processing Description Dried on cement patios and rotary dryers
  • Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Catuai, Maragogype, Mundo Novo, Yellow Bourbon
  • Min Growing Altitude 950m
  • On Sale Yes
  • Top Lot No
  • Status Spot
  • Coffee Grade BRA CA FW FC NY 2/3 SC 17/18
  • CTRM Contract Number P611389-1
  • Country of Origin Brazil
  • Warehouse The Annex CA