Capal members are recognized for the quality of their coffee

Recently, producers from the Capal Cooperative were recognized for the quality of their coffee. The City of Carlópolis, the largest coffee producer in the state of Paraná, held the Municipal Coffee Quality Competition, and four of the top five winners were from Capal cooperative families.

In a market that increasingly demands productive efficiency and the growing need for rational use of inputs, agronomic monitoring and technical assistance are essential for coffee producers. With specialized support from planting planning to harvest, Capal has ensured consistent results for its cooperative producers.  

Alan Jean de Oliveira, an agronomist at Capal's Technical Assistance Department, highlights that “coffee samples were sent for physical, sensory and beverage analysis, in accordance with the SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) protocol, and the samples were coded and tasted by 4 certified Q-Graders, for scoring and describing the coffee beverage,” he explains. 

Among the top 5, 4 of them are associated with Capal: Rosana and Jurandir Felet (1st place), Maria Cristina and Reinaldo da Silva (2nd place), Maria Beatriz Ribeiro (4th place) and Amauri Aparecido Domingues (5th place).

Recognition also took place in the state of São Paulo. The Fartura Rural Union, in partnership with Senar/SP, highlighted the quality of the coffee produced in its region. Four cooperative families placed among the top ten in the 16th Fartura Coffee Quality Contest: cooperative member Conrado Édipo Benatto (8th place) and his father Antônio Carlos Benatto (2nd place); cooperative member Edinilson Batista (3rd place) and his father Waldemir Batista (5th place).

Capal currently operates a coffee plant in Pinhalão, Paraná, and a coffee storage facility in Piraju, São Paulo. The cooperative's product line includes three coffee brands: Grená, a premium product made with selected 100% Arabica beans, and Robusto and Jucafé, which are already popular among consumers.