Why doesn't Puerto Rico export coffee?

It used to export and now there is a movement to begin again to export. There are a couple of reasons why it stopped and why you barely see Puertorrican coffee out of the island, this is what I know;. People stopped working in agriculture. read more

There are a couple of reasons why it stopped and why you barely see Puertorrican coffee out of the island, this is what I know; People stopped working in agriculture. When I was little you could see the trucks running around the island full of coffee sacks. read more

Although Puerto Rico produces more coffee than the United States’ other coffee region, Hawaii, that region’s coffee is known and desired the world over and is widely available. American roasters and brokers may know about Puerto Rican coffee, but rarely import it due to its bad reputation. read more

Puerto Rico used to produce some of the best coffee in the world — but that was more than a century ago. Today, Puerto Rico's coffee crop is just a fraction of what it was then, and little is exported. But there's a movement on the island to improve quality and rebuild Puerto Rico's coffee industry. read more