The Jamaican Coffee Industry Presented by: Timon Waugh Coffee Industry Board Email:twaugh@ciboj.org 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board January 2005
Introduction Coffee plant is indigenous to Ethiopia Introduced to Jamaica in 1728 Present production is approximately 600,000 boxes cherry coffee/ 3M kg green beans 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board
Introduction (cont’d) Employs over 50,000 persons directly with over 250,000 dependents. One of the most important agricultural crops. Jamaica produces less than 0.05% of the world total. 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board
Coffee Growing Regions 11/18/2018 Coffee Growing Regions Coffee Industry Board
Coffee plant 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board
THE COFFEE PLANT Perennial evergreen dicotyledon Produces fruit once per year 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board
Coffee berries 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board
The Fruit (Cherry Coffee) 40% pulp (exocarp) 10% mucilage (mesocarp) 10% parchment skin (endocarp) 40% bean (endosperm) 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board
DRY PROCESSING METHODS: WET DRYING HULLING GRADING SORTING PULPING WASHING/FERMENTATION DRYING CURING/RESTING HULLING GRADING SORTING DRY DRYING HULLING GRADING SORTING 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board
Processing – Wet Parchment Parchment has 55% moisture content 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board
Sun drying is traditional method Target moisture content 12% Processing - Drying Sun drying is traditional method Target moisture content 12% 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board
Removing parchment skin Processing - Milling Removing parchment skin Polishing Grading by size Grading by density Color Sorting 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board
Premium grades sold in wooden barrels. Product Packaging Premium grades sold in wooden barrels. 11/18/2018 Coffee Industry Board