The Jamaican Coffee Industry Presented by Timon Waugh

The Jamaican Coffee Industry Presented by: Timon Waugh Coffee Industry Board Email: twaugh@ciboj. org 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board January 2005 1

Introduction n Coffee plant is indigenous to Ethiopia n Introduced to Jamaica in 1728 n Present production is approximately 600, 000 boxes cherry coffee/ 3 M kg green beans 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 2

Introduction (cont’d) n Employs over 50, 000 persons directly with over 250, 000 dependents. n One of the most important agricultural crops. n Jamaica produces less than 0. 05% of the world total. 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 3

Coffee Growing Regions 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 4

Coffee plant 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 5

THE COFFEE PLANT n Perennial evergreen dicotyledon n Produces fruit once per year 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 6

Coffee berries 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 7

The Fruit (Cherry Coffee) n n 40% pulp (exocarp) 10% mucilage (mesocarp) 10% parchment skin (endocarp) 40% bean (endosperm) 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 8

PROCESSING METHODS: WET DRY PULPING DRYING WASHING/FERMENTATION HULLING DRYING CURING/RESTING GRADING HULLING SORTING GRADING SORTING 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 9

Processing – Wet Parchment has 55% moisture content 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 10

Processing - Drying Sun drying is traditional method Target moisture content 12% 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 11

Processing - Milling • Removing parchment skin • Polishing • Grading by size • Grading by density • Color Sorting 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 12

Product Packaging Premium grades sold in wooden barrels. 9/17/2020 Coffee Industry Board 13