The first official record of coffee in PNG can be found in
1890 Western Highlands Province is the largest highland
province of Papua New Guinea. Mt Hagen is the capital city
of the province. The people of the province still live in tribal
groups. These tribal groups form alliances with
neighboring tribes and in the olden days those groups will
defend the enemy tribes, Most of Papua New Guinea's
seeds are the Arabica variety Jamaican Blue Mountain.
About %95 of the coffee is high-grown washed Arabica,
which thrives in favorable weather conditions of the
highland areas, Coffee produced in Papa New Guinea have
dense texture, low to medium acidity, and a range of
herbal woody and tropical flavors
Percentage of World Market : around %0.55
Harvest: April-September
Process: Washed
World Ranking as producer: 17th
Main Type: Bourbon, blue mountain,Typica