Coffee Competition

The Friday File: The top coffee producing nation is Brazil, which harvested 6 billion lbs. in 2014. Vietnam follows with 3.6 billion, then Colombia at 1.5 billion, Indonesia at 900 million, and Ethiopia, where coffee was discovered, at 860 million. The largest producer of generally higher-priced Arabica beans is Brazil, followed by Columbia. The largest Robusta bean producer is Vietnam, followed by Brazil. Jamaica produces 4.6 million delicious lbs.