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    Home » Single Origin Coffee Beans » Indonesian Coffees

    Myanmar Coffee - Burma Coffee Beans

    In recent years Myanmar - formerly called Burma - has begun producing significant amounts of the higher grade Arabica coffee in addition to its traditional lower grade Robusta coffee crops.

    Characteristics

    A fine Dark-Roasted Myanmar coffee has a good body and positive characteristics though is not yet generally accepted into the world of specialty or gourmet coffee. A dry processed Myanmar coffee resembles a Brazil Cerrado Coffee.

    Known for its strong body (which can be almost oily) and earthy qualities somewhat comparable to Indonesian Coffees, Myanmar coffee sometimes presents aggressive tarry flavors with hints of garlic and is more comparable to an herbaceous Brazil Coffee.

    Myanmar coffee is increasingly used by coffee roasters in blends to enhance the body, serving as a base for a Dark Roast that is preferred by some in espresso blends.

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    Coffee Growing

    Most Arabica coffee is grown in the uplands in the north while the Robusta crops are grown mostly in the lower southern areas.

    Smallholders farming on average less than one acre account for about eighty percent of the country's coffee crop while private and public large coffee estates comprise the remainder of the annual harvest.

    About two thirds of the annual coffee crop in Myanmar is Arabica with most of the remainder being Robusta.

    Due to political unrest and civil rights issues the coffee market in Myanmar is unsteady. US AID grant money has gone to support farmer cooperatives in Myanmar as was done in Timor in a way that provided money to coffee farmers rather than the government.

    History

    Coffee growing in Myanmar began in 1885 when missionaries began cultivating coffee plants.

    In recent years coffee acreage in Myanmar has been increasing and the Northern Myanmar region has shown the potential to produce large quantities of high quality Arabica coffee due to its high elevation plateaus with high quality red soils and ample rainfall.

    A coffee expansion program in Myanmar has included the used of better production methods as well as coffee processing techniques and farmer training that has led to higher returns for farmers and an increasing potential for high quality Arabica coffee production.

    Also grown in Myanmar is Robusta coffee as well as Liberica Coffee and Excelsa. About eighty percent of Myanmar coffee is grown by small farms using rudimentary processing methods. (e.g., dry processed with the coffee bean dried in the cherry, then hulled by pounding).

    Growth

    In the early 2000s Myanmar was producing more than 300 tons of coffee annually, most of which was handled by the three large producers: MFE, Maha and Premier. Numerous small roasters contributed only about ten tons annually.

    Myanmar's coffee production has been steadily increasing, and an agricultural training center started by Myanmar's military government in northern Mandalay province is in cooperation with a South Korean farm school. The goal of the center is to provide agricultural engineering, research and economy training for rural farmers and students.

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    1. Aung Lwin

      February 23, 2018 at 3:38 am

      How to buy Burmese coffee in the USA?

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    2. H. S. Pannu

      November 19, 2012 at 3:17 pm

      We are the largest producers of high grown Arabica coffee in Malawi. with yield per hectare of GBE as much as 3.5 tonnes per hectare. we are interested to find investment oppurtunity in Myanmar. all our product is processed to washed arabica onn the plantation.

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    3. michael chung

      September 26, 2012 at 2:50 pm

      planning to develop the coffee market in Canada and would you please direct me to the right company to prepare for direct import into Canada from Myanmar? Thanks

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    4. R.K.Sakya

      May 20, 2012 at 6:41 pm

      We are Nepal based company interested to explore Burmese coffee import to Nepal.

      Thanks

      Himalayan Barista Coffee
      Kathmandu, Nepal.
      Mobile. 00977-98510-19-288

      Reply
    5. moelwin

      April 15, 2012 at 2:26 pm

      congratulation to golden myanmar coffees.

      Reply

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