+ The consumption of coffee is theorized to date back to 800 A.D. possibly earlier with a number of claims. However, it is more likely and verifiable that coffee originated in parts of Ethiopia and Yemen. Earliest reports of coffee consumption tell the story of an Ethiopian farmer who noticed his goats becoming energized after eating the coffee berries. Strengthening this argument is the fact that by the 15th century traders from Ethiopia began exporting coffee to Yemen.
+ About 90 % of the coffee consumed in the U.S. is imported. The U.S. can only produce coffee in two of its states which include Hawaii and California. Hawaii is widely known for there Kona coffee. The Kona coffee belt stretches 2 miles wide and is located on the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano. The black volcanic soil makes for the perfect conditions for the coffee tree. + Brazil produces one-third of the coffee consumed in the world each year. The production of coffee employs over 8 million people in Brazil. Coffee accounts for 10% of Brazil's exported commodities each year. It is also theorized that there are around 300,000 coffee plantations in the country.
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