Myanmar’s coffee launched in Switzerland

August 22, 2017

Nat Coffee, a premium Arabica grower in Shan and Chin states and Mandalay Region, is processing its beans with a Swiss roaster and taking on the Switzerland premium coffee market.

Nat Coffee’s Geneva kick-off event was held on 6 July.

Myanmar’s Arabica beans are selling in Thailand, Malaysia, China, the United States and Taiwan.

Myanmar beans have been certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America.

Specialty coffee sells for about US$7,000 per tonne in the United States and $3,800 in Taiwan.

About 7,000 tonnes of coffee are produced in Myanmar per year, but only about 50 per cent of coffee production goes to foreign countries, according to the Myanmar Coffee Association.

About 8,000 acres are devoted to coffee cultivation in Myanmar this fiscal year, which is double the amount last year, according to the Ywangan Coffee Association.

Ko Htet

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar