Honduras San Vicente - El Canecho Microlot

Milk chocolate, big body, golden raisin, slight prune

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Bag Weight	69 KG BAG
Harvest Season	2021/22
Status	Spot
Lot Number	P608866-4

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About This Coffee

El Canecho farm, located in the village of Las Flores, Santa Barbara, covers only 0.5 hectares of land. The farm is run by Nelson Baide Sabilon and his wife Blanca Noemy Suate.

The farm harvests several varietals, including Pacas, Bourbon and Parainema at 1500 meters from December to May.

Country of Origin	Honduras
Harvest Season	2021/22
Coffee Grade	HND CA WA SHG
Plant Species	Arabica
Processing	Washed
Variety	Bourbon, Pacas, Parainema

Region	Las Flores, Santa Baraba
Farm Name	El Canecho

History of Coffee in Honduras

Prior to 1900, coffee was essentially a garden crop in Honduras, grown on small lots of land and traded within the country for internal consumption. Less than 10 percent of the coffee harvested was exported in 1894. By 1900, exports had more than doubled, but banana was still king. A decline in banana production over the decades coincided with a slow but steady growth in coffee production. Today, Honduras is the largest coffee producer in Central America, exporting more than 5 million bags last year, and is one of the largest exporters of specialty grade coffee.

Growing Coffee in Honduras

Honduras is somewhat unique in that it experienced the most significant growth in export volume after the emergence of the specialty coffee industry, so new farmers and new mills begin with quality as their goal. Coffee is now pervasive in Honduras, grown in 210 of the 298 municipalities and throughout central and coastal highlands within six districts identified as Coffee Regions. Starting in the north and moving south, the regions are Copan, Opalaca, Montecillos, Comayagua, El Paraiso, and Agalta. More than 60 percent of Honduras coffee is grown above 12 hundred meters and as high as 16 hundred. Almost 90 percent of Honduras coffee is grown on small (less than 153 bags) and medium (between 153 and 766 bags) sized farms. Virtually all Honduras coffee (over 90 percent) is washed and sun dried. Plant varieties include Cautuai, Caturra, Bourbon, Typica, and Pacas.