Papua New Guinea Okapa Washed
About This Coffee
The Region
Eastern Highlands Province is the largest coffee-producing province in Papua New Guinea, with an average altitude of between 1,100 and 2,000 meters above sea level. Farmers grow coffee using traditional methods, mostly without the use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides. They are smallholder farmers with an average land area of 0.5 hectares.
Growing Coffee in Papua New Guinea
Although PNG has often produced more than 1 million bags of coffee annually, the average has dropped below 1 million over the last 10 years. The vast majority of coffee in PNG (95%) is grown in the highland regions near the center of the country. These coffee exhibit the heavy body characteristic of this part of the world along with the savory sweet flavors. Coffee from PNG is graded using a unique matrix that reflects not only screen size but bean shape, defect count, and color in addition to aroma and cup quality with A/X, being the highest quality available.
History of Coffee in Papua New Guinea
Compared to the speed with which Europeans colonized other parts of the world, they seemed to spill over Oceania in slow motion. So, although the highlands of PNG are textbook coffee land, commercial coffee production was not established until 1928. In typical British colonial style, coffee was initially grown on plantations (though atypically planted with Blue Mountain from Jamaica). The history of colonial New Guinea mirrors that of central Africa. Feeling left out of the general expansionist trend, Germany grabbed a portion of northern New Guinea in the late 1800’s and then lost it during WWI. The Japanese invaded PNG during WWII and the island saw fierce fighting for much of the war. For most of the 20th century, administrative responsibility for PNG and its ever evolving configuration (and name) rested with Australia.
- Subregion Daulo, Goroka and Ungai Bena Districts
- Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
- Processing Washed
- Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
- Plant Species Arabica
- Variety Typica
- Min Growing Altitude 1200m
- Max Growing Altitude 1500m
- Screen Size 15 Up
- On Sale No
- Top Lot No
- Price Per Kg £8.95
- Status Spot
- Coffee Grade PNG CA WA A
- CTRM Contract Number P8003072-1
- Origin Papua New Guinea
- Warehouse Vollers Group Uk