Manual para la produccion y exportacion de cafe de puerto rico en informe proyecto potential markets

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MARKETING ANALYSIS: AN ACTION PLAN FOR PUERTO RICAN COFFEE PRODUCERS

Coffee is the most important crop in Puerto Rico. The 2002 Census of Agriculture reported 9,805 coffee farmers on the island, and in 2005, there were 114 coffee processors, 31 roasters, and approximately 10,000 farm workers in a region with limited economic activities and high unemployment rates. The project objectives were to: (1) identify untapped, profitable markets for Puerto Rican coffee; (2) identify the package sizes needed and explore pricing strategies; (3) identify trends and opportunities and consumer preferences; and (4) research plans of action for producers and processors. Detailed results and project findings are summarized in the Manual para la Producción y Exportación de Café de Puerto Rico (Manual for the Production and Export of Puerto Rican Coffee). As a result of this work, a Center of Information for Marketing and Production of Puerto Rican Coffee was established to provide farmers, roasters, and growers with the training needed to access and compete successfully in export markets. The Center is located in the coffee region at the Agricultural Experiment Station of Adjuntas, UPRM. The Center offered the first series of training for farmers and roasters in February 2007.

Final Report Manual for Production and Export of Puerto Rican Coffee (Spanish)

Contact: Carmen I. Alamo González Agricultural Economist, Agricultural Experiment Station Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus 787-767-9705 xt 2178 calamo@uprm.edu


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