Mbeya

Mbeya in the southern highlands is now Tanzania's largest arabica region, with smallholder groups around Mbozi and Rungwe.

Country
Tanzania
Altitude
not published
Harvest
Jul–Sepmain crop
Location
8.90° S33.45° E · Wikidata

What grows here

Harvest months

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Main cropTypical US arrival

Sources disagree: South (Mbeya, Ruvuma) main crop

Southern Tanzania: Cafe Imports May-September, Mercanta July-December; overlap shown.

Varieties

BourbonKentN39Blue MountainTypica

Processing

Washed (wet, fully washed)

Elsewhere in Tanzania

Tanzania: 1.60M bags a year