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But production in Colombia, which provides 10% of the world's Arabica beans, has dropped 36% since 2005.
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True espresso must be made entirely from arabica beans, which have half the caffeine of the alternative robusta variety.
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Mr. Herrera grows washed arabica beans on about 45 acres.
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The trend cuts across Latin American countries that depend on washed arabica beans, which require subtle growing techniques and processing, and are the type nearly always used in gourmet coffee.
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The company forecast that fiscal year profits for 2011 will be offset by 20 cents per share due to the rising price of arabica coffee beans.
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There is also a fantastic resource on the different types of beans available and how they are processed - discussing the difference between Arabica and Robusta coffees and a very interesting explanation of how monsooned beans are made.
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Around 70% of production is the robusta type of beans, the more bitter and cheaper variety than arabica.
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Latin American growers of the premium beans still bear the scars of 2001, when arabica prices hit an all-time low of 41.5 cents a pound, one-eighth the price only four years earlier.
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The fungus has ruined what was supposed to be a good year for Colombia, the world's second-largest producer of high-quality arabica coffee, the mild-flavored, hand-picked beans for which coffee traders usually pay a premium.
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Healthy Arabica plants grow 10-12 feet tall and have dark-green leaves, white flowers and red or purple beans.
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