Terras | Organic
BALAM
A coffee of cunning, strength and wisdom.
Location
Mexico | Chiapas
Key descriptor
Stone fruits
Process
Traditional Washed’ with aerobic fermentation
Species
Arabica
SCA Score
83 points
Drying technique
In the sun in patios
Variety
Typical, Bourbon, Catimor and Garnica
Harvest months
November to March
Screen
17/19
Altitude
1,100-1,300 masl
Picking method
Milking Manual
Packaging
60 kg bags : GrainPro
EXPORTER IN THE CHIAPAS REGION
Production
Balam is produced by an exporter in the coffee-growing region of Chiapas in Mexico.
This exporter was founded in 1980, being the first exporter of first decaffeinator in Latin America with the best technology in the industryThe decaffeination process, patented in 1987 and certified as organic in 2003, is used for the analysis of the processes to obtain the best quality and yield of the bean, achieving decaffeination that exceeds 99% of water-based extraction. Business ethics can be defined as a business strategy in which commitments and responsibilities are made to the exporter’s key stakeholders: customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers and creditors, competitors, the community where government authorities operate.
COFFEE REGION
Chiapas
The coffee-growing region of Chiapas is located in the southwestern region of the country, bordering Tabasco to the north; its capital is Tuxtla Gutiérrez. The Chiapas region is home to 5.5 million inhabitants and covers an area of 252,744 km². has 88 coffee-growing districtsThese districts are home to more than 70,000 families dedicated to coffee growing, in total there are 180,000 hectares in the region dedicated to coffee cultivation, the most cultivated varietals in the Oaxaca region are Tipica, Caturra, Borbón, Catimor 129 and Mundo Novo. Oaxacais Mexico’s number 1 coffee-growing region
Location
Mexico
Surface area 1.97 million km².
127.58 million inhabitants
12 coffee regions
708,248 hectares with coffee
Chiapas
Surface 73.311 km²
5,5 million inhabitants
88
coffee districts
252,744 hectares with coffee
