Have you ever stopped and wondered where exactly your coffee comes from? Coffee usually travels a long distance to reach you. In fact, the prices of coffee will fluctuate depending on the crops and the weather in these various parts of the world. You might be interested and surprised to learn that the little coffee bean has a long way to travel before it ever reaches your cup.

Where does that cup of coffee come from? Coffee is grown throughout the world. That is a fact. However, the most delicious and the largest supply of coffee beans come from locations around the world that experience tropical climates. Coffee beans (actually fruit) needs diffused sunlight, a good amount of rain and high humidity.

Usually, coffee beans are grown in tropical and sub tropical climates of the world. The largest producer of coffee beans in the world is Brazil. Brazil produces 28% of the total coffee beans grown in the world. Colombia follows Brazil, which produces 16% of coffee beans and Indonesia, which produces 7%. Mexico also is a producer of coffee beans, as they grow 4%. These places are the most popular, but other countries also grow and produce coffee.

Since Brazil is the most popular location and the largest producer of coffee, it would be economically devastating if something were to happen to the crop of coffee beans in this area. Brazil employs thousands of workers each and every day as coffee bean plantations in this area cover much of the rural areas.

Do you know the coffee beans are still carried out by mule much of the time due to the rugged mountains in this country. When you think about all the hard work and the long way that the coffee bean has come to reach you, this certainly gives a new meaning to your daily cup of coffee.

Growing coffee beans can be a frustrating task if you do not live in the right areas of the world. However, individual coffee growers take pride in the coffee that they can produce and many coffee connoisseurs enjoy tasting coffee beans grown by the smaller companies.

The next time you have a cup of coffee just think about what it has gone through to reach your cup of coffee. Whether it comes from an individual coffee grower, or from a huge supplier like Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Indonesia, etc., your tasty daily cup of coffee takes work before it reaches your cup.