Brazil is famously the world’s largest coffee producer, accounting typically for over one quarter of world production (an average of 30 million bags). About two-thirds of domestic production is arabica with one-third robusta. Brazilian coffee offers low acidity and a smooth sweetness. The harvest for arabicas starts in June.

Colombia is the second largest arabica coffee producing country in the world after Brazil and the largest producer of washed arabica. Coffee is grown at altitudes of between 800 to 1,900 metres. Harvest times vary throughout the country.

Peru grows about 4 million bags annually although traditionally it has been sold as a cheap arabica. Growing areas are located in the Andean range that cuts down through the centre of the country from heights of about 800m to 2,000m above sea level.