China
Structural Reality
What Shapes China Coffee
China/Yunnan structural reality
Almost all specialty coffee comes from Yunnan Province.
Farms are small-to-medium, often planted in the last 20–40 years.
Processing and export are company-led (mills/exporters design the chain).
Specialty quality exists where input use is restrained and processing is deliberate; elsewhere, commodity habits dominate.
Growing Regions
10 Regions
Pu’er (Simao)
volume core, widest quality spread
Baoshan
higher altitude pockets, better ceiling
Dehong
border region, experimental processing
Lincang
emerging, tea-country crossover
Xishuangbanna
hot, humid, limited ceiling