Specialty coffees produced in Paraná conquer experts

The bags of specialty coffee walk to snag between 10% to 15% of the yearly production of grain in the State of Paraná, which puts the State as one of the targets sought by specialists to obtain blends (blend of different beans). In assessing the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association, an organization of national and international character, the Paraná coffee is also featured. This positive climate, ends next Thursday (29), in the 13th Contest Mandaguari Coffee quality. The Secretary of agriculture and supply, Norberto Ortigara, will be at the awards. More than 300 producers participated in the contest, of which 95 were included in the regional phase and 45 were tried in state phase, which is being closed. "The contest is held in the State for 13 years is the quality and productivity comes improving year after year," says the Executive Secretary of the coffee sector Chamber, Paulo Franzini, who is also Chief Economist of the Department of Rural Economy (Eral), of Apucarana. Second Franzini, the Paraná is already recognized as a producer of specialty coffees in the world. Now, the Paraná coffee production will undergo a phase transition, which is the mechanization of farming, even in small properties, the production profile in the State. "Parana came out of great producer by volume and became a producer of quality grain," said Franzini. For this, there are 13 years the Ministry of Agriculture and supply, with linked companies Emater and Agronõmico Institute of Paraná (Iapar), educational work and realise the coffee grower to produce with quality. The Iapar moved forward with research into new varieties, more adaptable to the kind of climate, soil and topography in the Northern State. The Emater sought on coffee grower organization the alternative for him to adopt good manufacturing practices and means to commercialize better coffee. "The focus is on quality and productivity, so that the farmer can get more income with the activity." In the early of 2,000, there were 170 thousand hectares planted with coffee, basically in the North region of the State. Today, in 2015, are only 54 thousand hectares. The Paraná reap this year 1.2 million bags of coffee, with an average productivity of 27 bags per hectare. The goal of the Department of Agriculture and the supply is to raise productivity to 40 bags per hectare. NATIONAL PROMINENCE – the advancement of Quality Coffee Contest encouraged the farmer to participate in other shows, national and international character, which also award the quality of grain. "The coffee won the gourmet product condition and its productive chain comes deserve as much attention as the production of quality wines", compared Franzini. The Paraná already is featured with the Northern geographical indication was a pioneer in the production of specialty coffees. Paraná coffee growers are among the winners in the contest of the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (BSCA). In the first phase of the contest, the best coffees of Brazil 38, six are from Paraná. In the second stage of the international phase for 21, three are from the State. And after the Coffee Quality Competition of Paraná, the awardees will participate in national contest promoted by the Brazilian Coffee Industry Association (Abic). -The work of the coffee grower in the pursuit of improved quality and productivity of the crop if reverts in the increase of income. Second Franzini, a coffee drink Reated River, of inferior quality, is sold on the market of R$ the R$ to 350.00 300.00 check. A standard medium coffee, drink hard and 6 type classified as coffee is sold to R$ the R$ 400.00 440.00 to serve. Have a coffee with notes above 80 points, can be sold above the 500.00 R$ pulls, which can often exceed the 1000.00 R$ the check, depending on the aggregation of quality. FIELD DAY-Thursday (29), will be held a field day in Mandaguari with approach of irrigation techniques and mechanization of plantations. Will be passed on knowledge of new varieties of coffee, spacing to accommodate the entry of machinery and other techniques.