arabica bean

/ əˈræbɪkə /

noun

1. a high-quality coffee bean, obtained from the tree Coffea arabica

Example Sentences

A sustained drought followed by two July frosts blew a hole in Brazil’s coffee output, immediately sending wholesale prices for the popular Arabica bean to more than $2 per pound.

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So if someone arranges to meet you in Addis Ababa at 10 o'clock for a cup of coffee - Ethiopia is after all the birthplace of the arabica bean - don't be surprised if they rock up at 16:00.

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Producers have long favored the milder, more expensive arabica bean and shunned robusta, the variety most often found in instant coffee and in coffee blends.

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As its name suggests, Nanland specializes in organic, single-source, Arabica bean coffees from around the world that are transported to Little Chute, where they are roasted, ground and packaged in individual single-serve brew cups for popular coffee machines.

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Before today, coffee futures rallied 67 percent in the last year in New York, in part on concern of reduced supply from Colombia, the world’s second largest supplier of the mild- tasting Arabica bean after Brazil.

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