On average, a coffee tree produces somewhat less than one pound of coffee each year. With world production at around 85 million 150 pound bags, we can estimate that there are approximately 12,750,000,000 coffee trees!
Coffee takes a year to grow, is harvested by hand, processed at a mill, sent to port by an exporter, shipped overseas in a container vessel, warehoused by an importer, shipped by rail and truck to a roaster, roasted and packaged, shipped in boxes to the retailer and sold to a consumer, who grinds, brews and enjoys his coffee for only pennies a cup. [More]
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