Vietnam
Coffee was introduced to Vietnam in 1857 by the French and during the 20th century it slowly grew as a main producer of coffee in Asia. After an interruption during and immediately following the Vietnam War, production rose once again mainly thanks to a law that in 1986 reintroduced private ownership. During the 1990s it became possible to start a private business, leading to an extraordinary «boom» in coffee production.
Even if lately Vietnam’s coffee industry is geared to an improvement and a greater attention to processes, usually the quality and price of this variety are very low; therefore this country hasn’t become a large coffee producer yet. The classification is based on the sieve measure and on beans’ flaws, and it goes from grade 1 to 6.
| BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION | Robusta |
| BAGS | from 60 kg in juta bage (tare 1kg) |
| BLOOMING | from November to February |
| HARVESTING | from September to March |
| HARVESTING METHOD | Mechanical stripping |
| EXPORTATION | All year round, since November |
| BOARDING PORTS | Saigon |
| PRODUCTION | 27,5 milion bags |
