Guatemala came into the coffee game predominantly to find an export to replace indigo and cochineal, two of their early exports that were rendered useless once chemical dyes were invented in the 1800s. Guatemala was Central America's top producers until it was overtaken by Honduras in 2011. Coffee beans are most abundant in Guatemala in years where the temperature hovers between 16 and 32☌, and at altitudes between 500 and 5,000 metres above sea level. Guatemala produced 204,000 metric tons of coffee beans in 2016, and their production numbers have remained fairly consistent over the past few years. There are two main commercially grown types of coffee beans: Arabica, which accounts for 70% of the world's coffee, and the Robusta which is far cheaper and easier to grow.īelow is a list of the world's top 10 coffee-producing countries, according to the International Coffee Organization. Coffee beans are not only used for brewing a cup of coffee, but (through decaffeination) also provide caffeine for beverages (cola), pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Second only to oil, coffee is the world's second most traded commodity, with about half a trillion cups consumed per year. The top producing nations each produce millions of kilograms of coffee beans that find their way into the hands of eager consumers. As the third most consumed beverage in the world, after water and tea, coffee beans are in high demand everywhere. With a café at every corner in many cities around the globe, it comes as no surprise that coffee is one of the top commodities worldwide.
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