Coffee production and marketing in the municipality of Cuetzalan del Progreso, Puebla, Mexico

Abstract

It is a privilege to present a regional study on coffee growing in the Northeastern Mountains of Puebla. It has been a historical region where the cultivation of aromatic coffee was introduced due to its geographical and cultural characteristics. The ethnic groups that predominate are Nahwatl and Totonac, who have combined the cultivation of coffee with other basic crops. Coffee has been a perennial and shade crop, that has been adapted to the regional climatic conditions. In Mexico the 5 main States with the largest coffee production are: Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero. The State of Puebla has a significant quantity of production at a national and international level. The price of coffee is quoted internationally on the stock exchanges in the Futures Markets of the New York and London Stock Exchanges where brokers operate in financial transactions, in view of this situation it is important to analyze the relationships established between international financial markets prices and how the national, regional and local price is derived, as well as the determination of the living conditions of indigenous producers in the municipality of Cuetzalan del Progreso, Puebla.