Indonesia sets its sights on the US market

Indonesia, as has been reported recently in the news, is something of a success story in terms of its coffee production.

It is now one of the biggest producers in the world, after Brazil and Vietnam.

How much is produced? Some 700,000 tonnes.

And it seems that the country is not resting on its laurels either.

As reported in The Jakarta Post, the nation’s coffee industry is looking Statesward, given the growing demand for Indonesian coffee by the Americans.

At present, it is said that the US consumes 20% of its total coffee exports.

Other markets which import Indonesian coffee include Germany, Australia and Japan.

Indonesia has made a name for itself in coffee thanks to the special local flavours.

In particular, one of the coffee blends that is often reported in the press is the ‘luwak’ coffee (made from beans which have passed through the digestive system of civets).

In addition, Takengon coffee is very much in demand plus other blends such as the Balinese Kintamani coffee or North Sumatran Mandailing coffee.

Some coffee connoisseurs like the use of combining spice with coffee in some of the Indonesian coffee products.

In fact, some of the plantations are close to spice plantations (such as cloves).

Have you ever tried any Indonesian coffee?

Why not try a cup, the next time you drop by a good coffee shop?