Vietnam primes ‘bitter’ robusta to take over popular arabica coffee in a warming world

bitter earthy and only fit for instant Brew in the world of coffee robusta beans have a bad reputation high in caffeine but poor in flavor Robusta is scorned by the likes of Starbucks but in Vietnam the world's leading producer of Robusta a small group of farmers is trying to turn to Bean's fortunes around they believe Robusta can match what's often called the world's favorite Bean Arabica yeah [Music] um some coffee experts say Robusta has an uphill battle to improve its image is immersed in what I call the vicious circle of bad quality meaning that since since it it is a product with no premium and Little Prices there is no incentive for producers to improve quality all that however is slowly changing as the world warms climate change presents a serious concern for the multi-billion dollar coffee industry scientists predict a lower yield and fewer areas suitable for growing arabica beans prefer average annual temperatures of around 19 degrees Celsius but robusta beans can endure up to 4 degrees more in 2022 extreme weather in Brazil caused a supply of Arabica to Tumble that same year Vietnam saw an increased demand for its coffee products Vietnam earned 4 billion US dollars from coffee product exports in 2022 a 32 percent rise from the year before Trung Wen is one of Vietnam's top coffee brands deputy director General said the company would adapt to changes in the supply chains [Music] that means good news for Farmers cultivating robusta beans in Vietnam but one issue that Still Remains is its flavor some cultivators now hand pick their beans or use only organic ingredients they say such methods have drastically changed and improved the taste of Robusta is Vietnam's Robusta is now gaining recognition both domestically and internationally Farmers hope its growing popularity will also improve the country's reputation Vietnam [Music]

Channel: South China Morning Post

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Length: 3min 56sec (236 seconds)

Published: Wed May 03 2023