The Secretariat of Agriculture, Supply, Aquaculture and Fisheries (Seag) and the Capixaba Institute of Research, Technical Assistance and Rural Extension (Incaper) held, this week, an event that marked the beginning of the harvest of coffee plantations. Coffee Canephora in the Holy Spirit. The celebration was held in the community of Quartel de Cima, in the municipality of Linhares.
The conilon coffee harvest period is generally carried out until the month of August. For this year, it is estimated that production will reach the mark of 11,1 million bags, representing an increase of 9% compared to the previous harvest. The harvested area will reach 262,98 thousand hectares (+0,4%) and the expected average productivity is 42 bags per hectare (+8,2%), according to data from the National Supply Company (Conab).
The acting governor, Ricardo Ferraço, participated in the event and highlighted the importance of culture for the State. “There are at least 50 thousand properties in Espírito Santo that make a living from conilon coffee. There are 200 thousand hectares of planted area of a crop that, every moment, every year grows with quality, productivity and sustainability. This wealth has been a very important social lever for thousands of people from Espírito Santo,” he stated.
According to information compiled by Seag's Data and Analysis Management, Espírito Santo is the largest producer of conilon coffee in Brazil. Last year, the State produced 10,2 million 60-kilo bags, in an area of 261,9 thousand hectares. The average productivity recorded was 38,8 bags per hectare.
“Capixabas coffee growers have proven, in recent years, to the world that the State produces in quantity and quality. Quality begins at harvest, when choosing the moment to start collecting the grains. But now, the international market is also demanding sustainability in production processes, which has become essential for remaining in the export market”, highlighted the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Enio Bergoli.
Espírito Santo also stands out as the largest exporter of conilon coffee, with around 85% of national exports. In addition to exports of raw conilon coffee in grains, there are still considerable volumes of soluble coffee, whose export was 501,7 thousand bags in 2023. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, the state exported 1,7 million bags of conilon coffee and plus 129 thousand bags of soluble coffee.
Conilon coffee is increasingly efficient in logistics, the supply of coffees with quality and sustainability certifications has increased, allowing Brazil, and Espírito Santo, to access consumer markets for this species that were previously buyers from other producing origins.
The program for the start of the conilon harvest also included a technical lecture on the Sustainable Coffee Farming project, an Incaper initiative financed by the Incentive Program for Research, Extension, Development and Agricultural Innovation (Inovagro), developed by Seag in partnership with Espírito Santo Research and Innovation Support Foundation (Fapes).
On the occasion, extension agent Geraldo Mendes spoke about the actions that will be carried out to promote the adaptation of properties based on the Capixaba Coffee Farming Sustainability Indicators.
“We took advantage of this day of celebration for the beginning of the harvest to present to producers, technicians and institutions present this initiative that will help accelerate the process of socio-environmental transformation of coffee growing in Espírito Santo, increasing the quality and competitiveness of coffee from Espírito Santo”, commented the general director of Incaper, Franco Fiorot.
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