The Case of Café Veracruz, Mexico

Veracruz is the oldest coffee-producing state in Mexico. During the colonial era, all incoming goods from the Atlantic side travelled through Havana and entered Mexico through Veracruz. The first coffee to be planted in Mexico arrived from Cuba to the Coatepec area of Veracruz in 1780. During the late 19th century, coffee became an important crop. Initially, coffee was secondary for many large haciendas that were mainly interested in sugar cane, but they sold part of their lands to smaller farmers and the large plantations were further fragmented after the Mexican Revolution into today’s small and mid-sized properties that dominate the region.

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