Quick Facts
All the facts about our Brazil Sitio Pinhalzinho NY2 16up natural Yellow Catuai
Region | Minas |
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Producer | Sérgio Luis Riccetto |
Variety | Yellow Catuai |
Process | natural |
Type | Unwashed Arabica |
Category | Mission Red |
Harvest | from June to September |
Shipping | from January to December |
Unit | GrainPro Sack à 59kg |




Brazil
Sitio Pinhalzinho NY2 16up natural Yellow Catuai
natural
In 2004 Sérgio Riccetto acquired this small piece of land in Divinolândia city, state of São Paulo. There was an old coffee plantation in it which was basically abandoned. However Sérgio saw clear potention in the place for coffee cultivation and he extracted all the old trees present and started his own, in the beginning, with four hectares. In 2006 he planted his first whole plot of Red Catuaí with 4.800 coffee trees. in 2008 he planted 4.200 of Mundo Novo and more 6.200 of Yellow Catuaí.
The coffee picked in Sítio Pinhalzinho is processed natural, in the patio. Currently he adopted the “zero crop” harvesting system, which consists in prunning the trees of one plot to let it rest until the next harvest (normally 2 hectares) while the rest of the plantation is going to produce. In this way he can lower the productino cost as he won’t need to hire anyone during the picking and the productivity rose as well, to an average production of 45 bags per hectare.
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 | Minas |
---|---|
Producer | Sérgio Luis Riccetto |
Variety | Yellow Catuai |
Process | natural |
Type | Unwashed Arabica |
Harvest | from June to September |
Shipping | from January to December |
Unit | GrainPro Sack à 59kg |
In 2004 Sérgio Riccetto acquired this small piece of land in Divinolândia city, state of São Paulo. There was an old coffee plantation in it which was basically abandoned. However Sérgio saw clear potention in the place for coffee cultivation and he extracted all the old trees present and started his own, in the beginning, with four hectares. In 2006 he planted his first whole plot of Red Catuaí with 4.800 coffee trees. in 2008 he planted 4.200 of Mundo Novo and more 6.200 of Yellow Catuaí.
The coffee picked in Sítio Pinhalzinho is processed natural, in the patio. Currently he adopted the “zero crop” harvesting system, which consists in prunning the trees of one plot to let it rest until the next harvest (normally 2 hectares) while the rest of the plantation is going to produce. In this way he can lower the productino cost as he won’t need to hire anyone during the picking and the productivity rose as well, to an average production of 45 bags per hectare.