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„I've seen this firsthand in Jamaica, where 100 percent Blue Mountain Coffee, grown only on one side and at certain altitudes of the fabled Blue Mountains, fetches $35 and more a pound, with most of it sold prior to harvest to Japanese and European dealers. Yet many of the farms seem to be out of another century: donkeys traverse tiny dirt paths through lush jungle; teenage boys in bare feet use handmade wooden rakes to spread the green beans on concrete slabs to dry; little girls and women package the roasted beans in burlap bags, working on treadle sewing machines; older women sit for eight hours a day pasting labels on tins with a toothbrush and bowl of white glue. Yes, these jobs feed their families and afford security--many of the families have worked on the same coffee plantations for generations.“
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International Coffee Organization
„Whereas robusta coffee can be grown between sea-level and about 800 metres, arabica does best at higher altitudes and is often grown in hilly areas. As altitude relates to temperature, arabica can be grown at lower levels further from the Equator, until limited by frost. All coffee needs good drainage, but it can grow on soils of different depths, pH and mineral content, given suitable applications of fertilizer.“
http://www.ico.org/acoff/ecology.htm
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„Some years ago it was not entirely clear whether any high-quality coffee from the Blue Mountain district of Jamaica was entitled to be marketed as Jamaican Blue Mountain, or whether the name properly applies only to coffees grown on a single plantation, the Wallensford Estate. Today, responsible roasters designate estate-produced coffees grown at over 3,000 feet in the Blue Mountain district of Jamaica as authentic Blue Mountain. Most will be either Wallensford (best) or Silver Hill Estate Mountain.“
http://www.lucidcafe.com/bycountry.html
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide
„After Jamaica achieved its independence from Britain, the new Jamaican government continued that coffee policy, requiring that all Blue Mountain be wet-processed at government sanctioned mills and dried, dry-milled, cleaned, and graded at centralized facilities.“
http://www.coffeereview.com/reference.cfm?id=55
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„For the rarest coffees, such as Jamaican Blue Mountain, prices can reach $ 40 per pound or more. Certified organic coffee fetches a premium of 10-15 percent above standard gourmet coffee. Research by TransFair USA shows, that about 50 percent of US consumers, are willing to pay $1.00-$2.00 more per pound for fair trade coffee.“
http://www.indiacoffee.org/newsletter/2003/april/ cover_story.html
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