On March 30th, 2021 Nica-Biz reported on the “Central American Coffee Cupping in Taiwan 2021″ featuring Nicaraguan Coffee Oro as well as coffee from Honduras and Guatemala.
The event was held on May 6th and 7th in the city of Taipei with more than 34 Taiwanese importers (a dozen of who were already hooked on Nicaragua coffee) sending their very best “Cuppers” to taste about 80 different coffees from Central America.
Nicaragua sent 26 samples of its best high-altitude coffee from Madriz, Nueva Segovia, Jinotega, Matagalpa, Estelí and Boaco. The samples made it to Taiwan with the help of the National Commission for the Transformation and Development of Coffee (CONATRADEC ) and the cooperation of the Embassy of Taiwan in Managua who have a long standing diplomatic relationship with Nicaragua.
Taiwan promotes these types of events as a service to their businesses and beyond that as an opportunity to improve the lives of the families of the coffee producing families in the countries that exhibited.
World Championships – Taiwan International Coffee Show – November 2021
A number of World Championships have been announced for the Taiwan International Coffee Show. They are the 2021 World Latte Art Championships, the World “Coffee in Good Spirits” Championships, and the World Coffee Roasting Championships which will all be held at the Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei, Taiwan between November 19th and 22nd, 2021. Coffee is big in Taiwan with a strong specialty coffee culture and about 4,000 different roasters.
Nicaraguan Café Oro – Export Market
Nicaraguan Coffee Oro plays a big part in the Nicaragua’s Production, Trade and Consumption System. Over 85% of the country’s crop is exported to other countries and the high quality Arabica coffee has become a favorite around the world.
The production results for the 2020/2021 cycle were registered at 3.4 million quintals (a quintal is a 100 pound sack) of Café Oro gold, close to the 2019/2020 production which was worth US $458.5 million. Looking ahead to this 2021/2022 cycle, the producers estimate their combine production will grow by 8.8% to 3.7 million quintals of gold coffee.
