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About this lot
ORIGIN Coffee production in Brazil is responsible for more than one third of all coffee cultivated worldwide, mainly in the south-eastern states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. Here, the environment and climate provide ideal growing conditions for a number of coffee varieties. Although yields vary year-to-year the country produces a staggering amount; approximately 50-60 million bags annually, and more than five million people are directly employed in the cultivation, harvesting or processing of coffee. PRODUCER Minas Gerais is defined by a rugged topography, where some of the highest peaks in the country are located. Nestled amongst the rolling hills of Ilicínea, Bandeira Branca is a family-run farm that has tilled the nutrient-rich soils for generations ever since Thiago Dutra’s great grandparents arrived from France and Portugal in the 1830s. Coffee production is now deeply roo