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Malaysian Coffee - Coffee of Malaysia 3 May 2018. Retrieved From

Malaysia has been growing coffee for centuries in various provinces across the country as well as in Sabah. Total production is around 160,000 bags per year. While Robusta and Arabica varieties are grown, 95% of Malaysia's crop is Liberica coffee, which was introduced in 1875. Ideal tropical weather conditions allow Liberica to thrive, producing rare coffee beans. Rapid growth in coffee cafes means domestic demand may soon outstrip production as Malaysia prioritizes other commodities over coffee cultivation.

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Malaysian Coffee - Coffee of Malaysia 3 May 2018. Retrieved From

Malaysia has been growing coffee for centuries in various provinces across the country as well as in Sabah. Total production is around 160,000 bags per year. While Robusta and Arabica varieties are grown, 95% of Malaysia's crop is Liberica coffee, which was introduced in 1875. Ideal tropical weather conditions allow Liberica to thrive, producing rare coffee beans. Rapid growth in coffee cafes means domestic demand may soon outstrip production as Malaysia prioritizes other commodities over coffee cultivation.

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Introduction

Malaysia has been growing coffee for centuries. Malaysia sits in the heart of tropical Southeast
Asia. Today Malaysia grows about 25,000 hectares of coffee mainly in the provinces of
Kelantan, Kedah, Terengganu, Selangor and Malacca not forgetting cultivated in the Sabah
region at the northernmost tip of the island of Borneo. Total Malaysian coffee production in
recent years has been around 160,000 bags of coffee totalling less than ten thousand tons.

Coffee culture has been growing in Malaysia and coffee cafes are a relatively recent
phenomenon and becoming very popular, particularly among young people. Both the
lower grade Robusta and the higher grade Arabica coffee plant varietals are grown in
Malaysia but about ninety-five percent of the crop is the Liberica Coffee varietal which was
first introduced to the country in 1875.1 Malaysia is an idea location to grow the coffee Liberica
due to its natural tropical season weather. Since, the average temperature in Malaysia is
roughly around 27oC with 2500mm average rainfall in Penisular Malaysia.2 The full day of
sunlight and optimum amount of water gives the best condition for the full aroma of rare
coffee bears. The number of cafes in Malaysia has been increasing rapidly, supporting the
idea that Malaysia’s coffee crop in coming years will likely struggle just to meet the country’s
own internal demands rather than focusing on exporting.

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Starbucks and Gloria Jean’s have all entered the market, likely adding
to the popularity of coffee in the country including specialty coffee drinks like cappuccinos.
Malaysia’s land resources do not place a priority on coffee but instead coffee cultivation has
historically been relegated to secondary status in comparison to these other commodities.

1
Malaysian coffee - Coffee of Malaysia 3 May 2018. Retrieved from
https://espressocoffeeguide.com/gourmet-coffee/asian-indonesian-and-pacific-coffees/malaysian-
coffee-coffees-of-malaysia/

2
Coffee Kiosk. Our Coffee Beans, Liberica coffee. 23 April 2018. Retrieved from
https://coffeekiosk.com.my/coffee-beans/

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