
Examining coffee production costs across Latin America ...
· Firstly, the size of the farm will be three hectares with between 4,500 plants (Ecuador) and 5,500 plants per hectare (Colombia). Luis tells me it's because "three hectares is what a family needs to survive; with one hectare of land, a family cannot survive." It's worth nothing that costs per hectare (or pound) will decrease as farm size increases. Secondly, each farm will produce 25 ...