Rio, Brazil’s leading coffee producer

The coffee industry in the state of Rio de Janeiro Brazil is getting a boosted investment of £340,000 R$ 1.7 million so that it an realign itself as a leading producer in Brazil, in a coffee “rebeneficiamento” operation used for grading and sorting raw coffee beans. The goal is to offer better quality coffee beans at a competitive price and provide stronger financial results for coffee producers in the region.

The coffee hub of Rio’s Northwest Region is responsible for annual production of 200,000 bags of coffee, image recreation.

The equipment, purchased with funds from BNDES, passed through the Sustainable Rural Development Strategy – DRS, will allow the top quality coffee in the region, which previously went to Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, to go the new rebeneficiado in Rio de Janeiro state.

On Thursday July 17th, the Secretary of Agriculture, Christino Áureo, will attend the opening of the coffee rebeneficiamento unit Coopercanol – (Coffee Growers Cooperative of the Northwest Fluminense) in Varre-Sai.

Porciúncula e Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, is responsible for an annual production of 200,000 bags of coffee, involving over two thousand producers area exceeding 10,000 hectares.