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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Brazil Fazenda Cruzeiro Maragogype pulped natural
| Region | Monte Santo de Minas |
|---|---|
| Producer | Carlos Alberto Paulino da Costa |
| Variety | Maragogype |
| Process | natural |
| Type | Unwashed Arabica |
| Category | Microlot |
| Harvest | from June to September |
| Shipping | from December to January |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 59kg |
Brazil
Fazenda Cruzeiro Maragogype pulped natural
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Fazenda Cruzeiro belongs to Mr. Carlos Alberto Paulino da Costa’s family and it’s been with
them for about 100 years. Mr. Carlos, owner and farm’s manager, graduated as an Agronomist
in 1960. Since then he has worked with coff ee growing, keeping the activity on going, and this
vocation passed from father to son. The farm is located in the south of Minas Gerais, at an
average altitude of 1.100 meters. It has the varieties Mundo Novo, Topázio (hybrid variety of
Mundo Novo and Catuai) and most recently the Maragogype variety has been cultivated in
Cruzeiro farm and in Mrs Maria Aparecida (Mr. Carlo’s wife) who also has a farm which is like
a “sister” of Cruzeiro. This Maragogype variety was cultivated in Brazil at the beginning of the
20th century. With the coff ee crisis in 1929, this variety was practically abandoned. Few coff ee
trees of this variety remained in some properties that had tradition in coff ee production. From
these beans, Mr. Carlos began to multiply them. The interest of the buyers and the quality of
the drink made him believe and increase the cultivation. Today the properties combined has
two thousand trees of this Maragogype variety and expects to have a bigger production from
now on.
Origin
Specialty coffee from Brazil
Varieties
More than 40 varieties are grown, mainly Catuaí, Catucaí, Bourbon, Mundo Novo.
Processing methods
Natural Drying, Pulped Natural
Altitude range
200-1100 masl
Harvest
Starts in May/June and ends in October
Total yearly production
2022/23 ca. 65.49 million bags
Main production areas:
Minas Gerais: the state with the largest coffee production, divided into Southwest, Central-Western, Southeast. Only produces Arabica. Main export port of Santos in the state of São Paulo.
Espirito Santo: the state with the second largest coffee production; largest Robusta production in Brazil; 70% Robusta and 30% Arabica; Main export ports: Vitoria in the state of Espirito Santo, Salvador de Bahia in the state of Bahia.
São Paulo: the state with the third largest coffee production. Only produces Arabica; Main export port: Santos in the state of São Paulo.
Parana: one of the states with the lowest production (approx. 2%)
Port of Shipment: Santos, Vitoria, Salvador de Bahia
Export bag size: 59kg or 60kg
Total number of coffee farmers: ca. 280.000
| Region | Monte Santo de Minas |
|---|---|
| Producer | Carlos Alberto Paulino da Costa |
| Variety | Maragogype |
| Process | natural |
| Type | Unwashed Arabica |
| Harvest | from June to September |
| Shipping | from December to January |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 59kg |
Fazenda Cruzeiro belongs to Mr. Carlos Alberto Paulino da Costa’s family and it’s been with
them for about 100 years. Mr. Carlos, owner and farm’s manager, graduated as an Agronomist
in 1960. Since then he has worked with coff ee growing, keeping the activity on going, and this
vocation passed from father to son. The farm is located in the south of Minas Gerais, at an
average altitude of 1.100 meters. It has the varieties Mundo Novo, Topázio (hybrid variety of
Mundo Novo and Catuai) and most recently the Maragogype variety has been cultivated in
Cruzeiro farm and in Mrs Maria Aparecida (Mr. Carlo’s wife) who also has a farm which is like
a “sister” of Cruzeiro. This Maragogype variety was cultivated in Brazil at the beginning of the
20th century. With the coff ee crisis in 1929, this variety was practically abandoned. Few coff ee
trees of this variety remained in some properties that had tradition in coff ee production. From
these beans, Mr. Carlos began to multiply them. The interest of the buyers and the quality of
the drink made him believe and increase the cultivation. Today the properties combined has
two thousand trees of this Maragogype variety and expects to have a bigger production from
now on.
