As several parts of the world celebrated #NationalCoffeeDay today with free or discounted cups (free trade), I figured this would be a good opportunity to point-out several interesting facts on the heritage of coffee and the Coffee Industry. [Maat International Travel Network / maatintl.paycation / @MaatIntl] 1) The word, coffee, comes from Caffa, #Ethiopia, where it was first used and where it still grows wild. [source: 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro by J.A. Rodgers, 1934][see: pic 1] 2) Was first harvested and introduced around the 13th-15th century. 3) Spread from Ethiopia to modern day Yemen – when the Abyssinian emperor #Ezanas II invaded the Arabian peninsula.[Note: Arabia is geographically & culturally Northeast Africa and has always been considered in ancient times apart of Ancient Ethiopia] 4) The word Mocha comes from #Mocha or Mokha, a port city on the Red Sea coast of #Yemen 5) Sufi Baba Budan – who according to legend, smuggled 7 coffee beans from Yemen to India ending the Ottoman monopoly. [see pic. 5]. It was used among the Sufis (Black Islamic mystics) to help them practice their late-night prayer routines. Once introduced, it spread throughout the Muslim, Arab, and European empires at the time. 6) The Arabic word for coffee is qahwah which as applied to wine so it became affectionately known as the wine of Islam 7) Coffee is the 2nd highest traded commodity after Crude Oil. 8) Coffee is the most consumed drink next to water - 255 million coffee drinkers in North America 9) World revenue: $30 billion in 2014, and is forecast to rise to $32.46 billion by 2016, according to data from research company Statista. 10) Annual revenue in the U.S. - $18 billion dollars including specialty drinks (which include a mocha, latte, espresso, café mocha, cappuccino, frozen/iced coffee beverages, etc.) 11) The average price for brewed coffee is $2.38. The average price for an espresso based drink is $3.45 Top Producing Nations of Green Coffee (by market share) 1) Brazil, 33.1% 2) Vietnam, 15.2% 3) Indonesia, 6.3% 4) Colombia, 5.9% 5) Ethiopia, 5.0% 11) Uganda[2.4%], 14) Ivory Coast[1.2%], 19) Democratic Republic of the Congo [0.80%] Scientific name: Coffea Rank: Genus Higher classification: Rubiaceae Lower classifications: Coffea liberica, Coffea arabica, Coffea canephora, Coffea charrieriana ***Coffea arabica makes up 70-80% of world exports* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffea / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee / e-importz/coffee-statistics.php #GlobalAfricanCulture
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 05:21:14 +0000
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