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OROMO CITRO
A coffee of ancient lineage and fraternity
Location
Ethiopia | Yirgacheffe
Key descriptor
Jasmine
Process
Traditional Washed’ with aerobic fermentation
Species
Arabica
SCA Score
84.75 points
Drying technique
Sun drying on African beds
Variety
Heirloom
Harvest months
October to December
Screen
13/17
Altitude
1700-2200 masl
Picking method
Selective manual
Packaging
60 kg bags : GrainPro
FAMILY EXPORTER IN THE YIRGACHEFFE REGION
Production
Oromo Citro is produced by a family-owned exporter in the coffee-growing region of Yirgacheffe in Ethiopia. The exporter was founded by owners who had more than a decade of previous experience in coffee production in the Sidama and Yirgacheffe areas. Since its establishment, it has been a trusted partner for different companies around the world and has been one of the first to play a major role in the specialty market and continues to do so. It has its own mill to process the coffees, with its well-equipped laboratory. It has a total of 54 permanent employees and more than 140 daily employees. Commitment, quality and consistency are the virtues built over the two decades invested in the coffee business.
COFFEE REGION
Yirgacheffe
The coffee-growing region of Yirgacheffe has 6 coffee-growing districts where approximately 614,007 inhabitants live and has a surface area of 1,211 km². This region has 6 coffee growing districts, these districts are home to more than 45,000 families that cultivate approximately 60,000 hectares of Arabica coffee of the Kurume and Heirloom varietals, is the second largest coffee-growing region in the country..
Location
Ethiopia
Surface area
1,10 km².
112, 08
million inhabitants
12-13
coffee regions
525.000
hectares with coffee
Yirgacheffe
Surface area
1,211 km².
614.007
million inhabitants
6
coffee-growing districts
60.000
hectares with coffee
