Arabica coffee beans grow slower at higher elevations, giving them more time to develop a refined, complex flavor. Robusta ...

In fact, 60% of the sweet, fragrant coffee we drink comes from the fruit of the arabica plant; the remaining 40% of coffee is a different species, coffea canephora, commonly known as robusta ...

There are nearly 120 different varieties of coffee plants, but arabica and robusta are the only two that can be harvested for their beans. Here's a closer look at what makes them different, and ...

The growing conditions required for arabica plants are part of the reason why it tends to be thought of as the higher-end choice and can be more expensive than robusta coffee. Arabica plants are ...

Arabica coffee plants like slightly acidic soil with a pH of 6 to 6.5 and a high nitrogen content. Many horticulturalists ...

A worker turns excelsa coffee beans to dry near Nzara, South Sudan on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.(Brian Inganga / AP) NZARA COUNTY, South Sudan (AP) — Catherine Bashiama runs her fingers along the ...

Adoption of Conilon beans by coffee farmers in the Cerrado Mineiro would mark a seismic shift for a region where, according to Brazil's national crop agency, 100% of the coffee production is Arabica.

As consumers seek out fancier drinks that use arabica, growers in Brazil and Colombia are struggling to keep up with demand, in part because it takes years to grow a coffee plant before its beans ...