Taiwan bets on premium coffee, with Alishan’s beans commanding some of the world's highest prices
- CHIAYI COUNTY, Taiwan: Taiwan produces only a small amount of coffee each year, but its specialty beans fetch some of the world's highest prices as growers prioritise quality over scale to carve out a niche in the premium coffee market.
- In the scenic mountains of Alishan, more than 1,200m above sea level, farmers produce small batches of specialty coffee that are attracting buyers willing to pay more.
- At last year's Cup of Excellence, an annual auction platform for high-quality coffees, Taiwanese beans recorded the world's highest average selling price at US$52 a pound, nearly three times the av
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- CHIAYI COUNTY, Taiwan: Taiwan produces only a small amount of coffee each year, but its specialty beans fetch some of the world's highest prices as growers prioritise quality over scale to carve out a niche in the premium coffee market.
- In the scenic mountains of Alishan, more than 1,200m above sea level, farmers produce small batches of specialty coffee that are attracting buyers willing to pay more.
- At last year's Cup of Excellence, an annual auction platform for high-quality coffees, Taiwanese beans recorded the world's highest average selling price at US$52 a pound, nearly three times the av
Sources: CNA