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Vietnam’s Coffee Market Spanish

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VIETNAM’S SPECIALTY COFFEE

by admin 23 octubre, 2020
written by admin

Among Asian countries, Vietnam has long been one of the most popular choices in the field of sourcing. Being the world’s second-largest coffee producer, the country has gained so much popularity in global coffee market. For its export sales, and its vibrant local coffee culture, Vietnam has established a good reputation as a source of mass commercial Robusta coffee. How about Vietnam’s specialty coffee? Are high-quality Robusta and Arabica coffee produced in Vietnam? Read on to find out more about Vietnam’s specialty coffee and fine Robusta.

In order to provide a deeper insight on Vietnam’s Coffee Market, we’ve created this series along with tips on how to select the best beans from Vietnam for your business. Jump to: 

  • A start-to-finish guide to coffee beans market in Vietnam
  • Best types of coffee beans to source in Vietnam
  • How to find wholesale coffee suppliers in Vietnam

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VIETNAM’S SPECIALTY COFFEE

1. How do Vietnam define its specialty coffee?

The words “specialty coffee” often refers to the arabica, while robusta coffee connoisseurs use the synonymous words “fine robusta.” They all refer to coffee that are high-quality, typically single origin, and meticulously mindful of every phase of the supply chain – from equitable relationships with the coffee farmers, to extraordinary flavors for the consumer. Accordingly, the arabica is promoted for its delicate flavor while the robusta is advertised for its fine taste. To be assessed as Specialty and Fine Ro, the beans must have no first-grade error, which affects its flavor and quality, and less than five second-grade errors, which affect its appearance, such as color.

In general, the Vietnam’s specialty and fine robusta coffee must have no defect in appearance and flavor, and especially keep the particular feature of the place where it is grown. Hence, such high-quality coffee require exceptional effort to produce:

The coffee material must be properly ripe coffee beans from a specific farm or region. There is no universal specialty  coffee. It’s no specialty coffee when all coffee shops in a city serve the same coffee. The coffee shop owner and the coffee farmer must cooperate closely in the coffee farming process, such as fertilization and weather observation for abnormal phenomena. The farmer must cooperate with the coffee processor for proper coffee drying and processing. In general, the coffee bean must be perfect and have no defect. Therefore, coffee bean tendering, picking and processing make up a large part of the coffee price.

Coffee farming is closely monitored, but the quality control of coffee beans at specialty coffee enterprises is even more stringent. All coffee beans must go through careful examination and initial tasting. The warehouse keeper must arrange coffee bags carefully by origin, note the time of stocking the bags and the volume of coffee, and the time of putting the coffee bean into the coffee roaster. The roasted coffee must be preserved carefully to prevent humidity and oiling. Therefore, all specialty coffee shops have the menus stated with the coffee origin, the date of coffee roasting and the dominant coffee flavor. The shop owners may be found to have flouted the business ethics if they serve customers coffee roasted around a fortnight ago! (Nguyen Quang Binh, The Saigon Times)

How do Vietnam define its specialty coffee?

Checking coffee beans, a hands-on affair. Credit: Vichai Saeti

2. Specialty coffee production expanding in Vietnam

As a giant in coffee industry, Vietnam has long been dominated by Robusta, which makes up more than 96% of the coffee crops. As Robusta coffee is less aroma and contains higher caffeine than Arabica, it is often used for instant coffee and low-quality blends. However these days, the growth of specialty coffee industry, combined with low prices for commercial robusta coffee, has encouraged Vietnamese coffee farmers to grow higher quality Robusta coffee and cultivate the more-difficult-to-grow Arabica.

More than Catimor variety

The main variety planted in Vietnam is Catimor, a hybrid of Caturra and Timor (itself an Arabica-Robusta hybrid). While Catimor is a high-yield and high disease-resilient variety, it’s not typically prized for its cup quality. So, many producers are turning to other varieties to produce more dynamic and higher-paying coffees. These new varieties include Yellow Bourbon, Typica, and even the delicate and highly prized Geisha (perfectdailygrind).

For other coffee farmers with effort to improve coffee quality, instead of cultivating more and more varieties besides predominantly Robusta or Catimor, they focus on develop better quality for Catimor by cultivating and processing.

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Yellow Bourbon variety in Vietnamese farms

Improving production method for the best specialty coffee in Vietnam

Vietnamese producers are also working on improving their selection and processing techniques. This focus on improvement begins at harvest time. They have begun to employ more careful harvesting techniques, and better post-harvest quality controls are increasingly being implemented. The traditional picking technique, which means that ripe and unripe coffee is strip picked before being spread, unsorted for defects, on tarps to dry in the sun, is gradually replaced by a much selective procedure.

Other producers are even venturing into advanced processing to increase harvest quality and, ultimately, sale price. Some producers are controlling fermentation with on yeast or enzymes, others are using anaerobic fermentation. Although these efforts are being made on small lots, these producers are looking for ways to improve the entire coffee crop. New processing methods are always risky and costly – but with the positive encouragement of the Vietnamese government, the future of Vietnamese coffee is sure to be a high-quality coffee market.

High-grade coffee production expansion in Vietnam

Specialty practices in a Vietnamese coffee farm. Credit: fi-lăn’thrə-pē

Viego Global – Your trusted sourcing partner in Vietnam

Are you sourcing coffee beans from Vietnam? Do you need a source of high quality coffee? If you want to connect with any qualified coffee producers in Vietnam that pay strict attention to their beans, please comment below so we could help you out easily. Being presence at the factory location, Viego has the capability to professionally source, manufacture and execute order providing maximum benefit to our clients in terms of delivering a wide range of products at the best competitive pricing. Please contact us HERE for further support!

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VIETNAM ROBUSTA COFFEE – 4 MUST-BUY TYPES OF ROBUSTA IN VIETNAM

by admin 23 octubre, 2020
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Vietnam Robusta Coffee has long made its name on the global coffee market. Vietnam is undoubtedly the paradise for coffee buyers who seek for Robusta coffee at a cheaper rate. Before diving into this guide, remember to check out our “Vietnam coffee market” blog series to have an overview of the coffee industry in Vietnam. In this essential guide to Vietnam Robusta, we will walk you through 4 best types of Robusta to buy in Vietnam.

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1. Vietnam Robusta Coffee at a glance.

The majority of Vietnam coffee beans – around 97% – are the Robusta variety, International Coffee Council data shows. Known for their bold, harsh, bitter flavor, and high caffeine content, Robusta beans are typically used to make cheap, mass-market commercial products, including instant coffee and supermarket blends. Robusta can be grown at lower altitudes, in hotter climates, and with less moisture. Main Robusta coffee growing provinces locate in the Central Highlands, including Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum. This area has many legends about coffee such as the Buon Ma Thuot brand. There are some geographic indications of the coffee regions (‘Buon Ma Thuot’, ‘Cau Dat – Da Lat’ and ‘Son La’) known for their quality, sweet aroma and strong flavor resulting from the soil characteristics. Since Robusta has fewer growing restrictions and has a generally less desirable flavor, it is usually sold for a lower price than Arabica beans.

2. Green Robusta Coffee from Vietnam

Green coffee beans are raw coffee beans that have not been roasted. In Vietnam, farmers will harvest the ripe coffee cherries and then process them under 3 main techniques. They are then dried to a moisture level of about 11% by either of three methods. Read the details of processing method on how Vietnam’s coffee beans are processed. The beans may be also wet polished to remove any silver skin remaining on the beans. As a result, the so-called green coffee beans are bagged, stored and shipped to importing countries for roasting and grinding.

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Green Robusta beans from Vietnam

Green Robusta Coffee is the key product of Vietnam, bringing Vietnam second position in the world for coffee exports and No. 1 for Robusta coffee exports. Since green coffee is cheaper than other processed coffee, buying green Robusta coffee might be a smart decision financially. What is more, when buying green coffee beans, you are in full control of the roasting process, hence easily managing the cup quality. In term of green beans, various suppliers in Vietnam provide commercial Robusta and Fine Robusta, which means high quality Robusta as well.  Overall, main types are:

– Vietnam Robusta green beans washed/unwashed/honey with wet-polished or non wet-polished: grade 1 on screen No. 18, grade 1 on screen No. 16, grade 2 on screen No. 13;

For exporting to market with strict safety standard, various Vietnamese coffee farmers have been applying advanced agricultural production technology to obtain national and international certifications, such as 4C (Common Code for the Coffee Community); VietGAP (Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices); UTZ (UTZ Certified); and RFA (Rainforest Alliance). What is more, in Vietnam, green Robusta coffee beans are also verified with HALAL certification, which are highly preferred in Muslim-majority countries and in some Western countries. These quality certifications make it easy for coffee to be exported to the overseas market and meet the global customer’s requirement. Read more details of each quality certifications you need to take into consideration when buying coffee from Vietnam.

3. Roasted Robusta Coffee from Vietnam.

During the last decade, green coffee beans accounted for more than 90% of Vietnam’s exported volume. However, exports of highly processed coffee have increased in recent years. In 2016, nearly 63,000 tons of roasted and soluble coffee products were exported, customs data of Vietnam exports shows. Coffee roasting is a heating process that helps bring out the aroma and flavor of a green coffee beans. In Vietnam, while the methods vary from simple to the expensive ones, there are four main types of coffee roasts: Light roast, medium roast, medium dark roast, dark roast. Therefore, Roasted Robusta Coffee from Vietnam are categorized into four main types:

  • Vietnam Robusta light roast coffee beans:

+ The beans are pale and dry-looking

+ Light roasted beans have the most caffeine and the most acidity

  • Vietnam Robusta medium roast coffee beans

+ The beans are still dry, with more sweetness due to further caramelize.

+ Medium roasted beans have balanced flavor, aroma, and lower acidity, medium amount of caffeine.

  • Vietnam Robusta medium dark roast coffee beans

+ The beans begin to show an oily sheen on surface

+ Medium dark roasted beans have a fuller flavor, more body, and less acidity.

  • Vietnam Robusta dark roast coffee beans

+ The beans show visible oils on the surface

+ Dark roasted beans have heavy and full body flavor with spicy notes, low amount of caffeine

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4 types of roasted Robusta coffee. Source: coffeechanel

–> Find out how to check the quality of Vietnam coffee beans

4. Instant Robusta coffee from Vietnam

Instant coffee is also called soluble coffee or dried coffee extract. This beverage enables people to quickly prepare hot coffee by adding hot water to the powder and stirring. In Vietnam, a wide range of instant Robusta coffee is manufactured. There is a huge variety of instant coffee brands on Vietnam’s market, but these are the list of main categories of instant Robusta coffee:

  • Robusta spray dried instant coffee powder from Vietnam;
  • Robusta agglomerated Instant Coffee powder from Vietnam;
  • Robusta freeze-dried instant coffee powder from Vietnam;
  • Robusta decaffeinated instant coffee from Vietnam;
  • Robusta 3in1 instant coffee mix from Vietnam: Robusta instant powder mixed with sugar cane and non-dairy creamer;
  • Instant coffee can/bottle from Vietnam (concentrated liquid form).
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Freeze Dried Instant Robusta Coffee from Vietnam

5. Ground Robusta coffee from Vietnam

Ground Robusta coffee is made from whole coffee beans that went through the grinding process. Ground coffee varies in sizes, from very fine, fine, medium to coarse. For ground coffee, the brewing methods are different from instant coffee. It can range from Pour over, French press to Percolated or using Espresso machine. In Vietnam, people commonly drink coffee by using phin coffee filter with ground coffee. Other products that Vietnam coffee suppliers sell on the market is: Drip coffee bag from Vietnam or Whole ground bean from Vietnam.

Check out the grind size chart below to know which size is best suited to your brewing method.

Coffee Grind Size

Should use for

Finely Ground

Espresso

Medium – Fine

Moka Pots

Medium Ground

Drip Coffee & Vacuum Brewers

Medium – Coarse

Chemex Brewers

Coarse Ground

French Press & Percolators

Viego Global – Your trusted sourcing partner in Vietnam

In order to provide a deeper insight on Vietnam’s Coffee Market, we’ve created this series along with tips on how to select the best beans from Vietnam for your business. Jump to: 

  • A start-to-finish guide to coffee beans market in Vietnam
  • Best types of coffee beans to source in Vietnam
  • How to find wholesale coffee suppliers in Vietnam
  • Essential guide to checking the quality of Vietnam’s green coffee beans
  • 4 Most common mistakes when sourcing green coffee beans from Vietnam
  • Everything you need to know about Vietnam’s specialty coffee

Are you sourcing coffee beans from Vietnam? Do you need a source of high quality coffee? If you want to connect with any qualified coffee producers in Vietnam that pay strict attention to their beans, please comment below so we could help you out easily. Being presence at the factory location, Viego has the capability to professionally source, manufacture and execute order providing maximum benefit to our clients in terms of delivering a wide range of products at the best competitive pricing. Please contact us HERE for further support!

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