Baoshan Arabica Coffee

Baoshan Arabica Coffee  growing (保山小粒咖啡) in Lujiangba at the foot of Gaoligongshan Mountains, Baoshan City, is of high-quality and has become widely known. There, a total of 10,000 mu of coffee field in Xinzhai Village, Lujiang Township of Gaoligongshan Tourism Resort Administration Committee.

The high-quality of Lujiangba Arabica coffee benefits from the Gaoligongshan Mountains. “Lujiangba is located at the foot of Gaoligongshan Mountains where hot valley climate is with wet and dry seasons obviously separated. 

In this area, rainy season comes with heat season together, and it is not cold in winter and not hot in summer. The temperature varies widely from day to night, which is conducive to the accumulation of dry matter and for coffee to be of high content in protein, coarse fiber, crude fat and sugar, and low content in caffeine.

It is one of the best coffee in China and even in the world and has received numerous honors. In 2010, “Baoshan Arabica coffee” won the national geographical indication protection”, said Lan Bin, deputy director of the Gaoligongshan Tourism Resort Administration Committee.
 

With the development of coffee industry, quite a few local enterprises go to the big cities and even go abroad to learn coffee roasting and brewing techniques and to improve all aspects of fermentation, processing and others and each has been gradually become mature. 

Now, many companies grasped the honey-treatment, sun-drying coffee and washing coffee technology. One company has developed hot spring white honey coffee processing technology.

Jinyuanfeng Company started growing coffee in 1995, then the company began to trade coffee beans, including honey-processed beans, sun-drying beans and water washed beans. It is an epitome of the coffee industry’s development in Lujiangba.

“There are 15 coffee enterprises in the zone with their products selling to countries as far as in Europe and America and Middle East. Last year, the coffee output was 40,000 tons with a total value of 500 million yuan. That is an average income of 2700 yuan per capita,” said Lan Bin. 

Product features
“Strong but not bitter, fragrant but not strong, fragrant and mellow; Rich in oil, strong acid, lasting; This is the best coffee.” This is the coffee experts at home and abroad on baoshan small – grain coffee cup evaluation. Baoshan small grain coffee with light jasmine, citrus flowers and osmanthus fragrance, bring the drinker fresh and elegant fragrance experience and memorable taste; Show gentle bitter feeling, give a person to give rich taste enjoyment; Mellow and full, rich and smooth, back to the gan lasting, with refreshing and not stimulating acid taste.
Origin of environment
 
Baoshan lujiangba in yunnan province is a unique dry and hot valley climate in yunnan province and even the whole country, which is very suitable for arabica (small grain coffee) growth. Lujiangba, longyang district, is located at the eastern foot of gaoligong mountain and on both sides of the nu river. It is located at the eastern diameter of 98°44 ‘– 99°05’, 24°46 ‘– 25°33’, with an altitude of 640m — 3510m. The raw material planting base belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate type, with the average annual temperature of 21.3℃, the annual sunshine hours of 2334.5 hours, the annual rainfall of 721.51-100 mm, the accumulated temperature of activity greater than or equal to 10℃ of 7800℃, and the basic annual frost free. It is one of the world’s best producing regions for high quality small grain coffee
 
Geographical indication
Territorial protection area
Baoshan xiaoxiao coffee geographical indication product protection area for yunnan province baoshan city longyang district, longling county, shidian county, changning county, tengchong county 5 counties are under the jurisdiction of the administrative region.
Baoshan small grain coffee (2 pieces)
Within the scope of the reserve, the elevation ranges from 1000 m to 1500 m; The soil is lateritic red soil, dry red soil, sandy soil and yellow soil, etc. Soil thickness ≥60 cm, underground water level below 1 m; Soil pH ranges from 5.5 to 6.5.
fermentation tank for fermentation. The temperature is about 20℃ and the fermentation lasts for 20 to 24 hours. When the temperature is low, the time can be extended appropriately, but the fermentation time shall not exceed 72 hours.
(4) drying: drying or drying, within 24 hours should reduce the moisture content of the beans to below 45%, and finally to 12%
Production situation
 
In 2015, the coffee planting area of baoshan city exceeded 235,000 mu, and the coffee output was 35120 tons, realizing an output value of 640 million yuan. Among them, the export value was 10086 tons, and the foreign exchange value was 3,654,614 dollars. The agricultural output value was 634 million yuan, and the sales value was 699 million yuan.