COFFEE PRODUCING COUNTRIES AND THEIR HARVEST SEASONS
The two main cultivated species of the coffee plant are Coffea canephora (robusta) and Coffea arabica.
Arabica coffee is considered more suitable for straight consumption robusta coffee which tends to be higher in caffeine and is used in blends to provide body but is not very pleasant when drunk alone. About three-quarters of coffee cultivated worldwide is Arabica.
Most arabica coffee beans originate from either Latin America, eastern Africa, Arabia, or Asia. Robustas typically come from western and central Africa, southeast Asia, and Brazil.
Beans from different countries or regions usually have distinctive characteristics derived from the growing region (terroir), and from genetic subspecies (varietals) and the type processing (wet/dry).
Varietals are generally known by the region in which they are grown, such as Colombian, Java or Kona.
The following chart lists the coffee producing nations, the type of coffee grown, and the harvest seasons.
| Producing Country | Coffee Type | Harvest Season |
| Angola | Arabica | April - June |
| Robusta | May-September | |
| Benin | Robusta | November - February |
| Bolivia | Arabica | April - August |
| Borneo | Arabica | June - December |
| Robusta | May - December | |
| Brazil | Arabica | April - September |
| Robusta | April - September | |
| Burundi | Arabica | April - September |
| Cameroon | Arabica | October - December |
| Robusta | November - January | |
| Celebes (Sulawesi) | Arabica | June - December |
| Robusta | May - December | |
| Central African Republic | Robusta | November - March |
| Columbia | Arabica | October - March |
| Congo | Robusta | September - October |
| Costa Rica | Arabica | September - February |
| Cuba | Arabica | July - February |
| Dominican Republic | Arabica | September - February |
| Ecuador | Arabica | June - October |
| Robusta | June - October | |
| El Salvador | Arabica | November - March |
| Ethiopia | Arabica | October - December |
| Gabon | Robusta | May - September |
| Ghana | Robusta | October - March |
| Guatemala | Arabica | August - March |
| Guinea | Robusta | November - March |
| Haiti | Arabica | August - March |
| Hawaii | Arabica | September - November |
| Honduras | Arabica | October - March |
| India | Arabica | October - February |
| Robusta | November - March | |
| Ivory Coast | Robusta | November - April |
| Jamaica | Arabica | August - September |
| Java | Arabica | June - December |
| Robusta | May - December | |
| Kenya | Arabica | October - March |
| Liberia | Robusta | November - March |
| Madagascar | Arabica | June - September |
| Robusta | May - October | |
| Malawi | Arabica | December - February |
| Robusta | December - February | |
| Mexico | Arabica | October - March |
| Nicaragua | Arabica | November - February |
| Nigeria | Robusta | November - March |
| Panama | Arabica | October - December |
| Papua New Guinea | Arabica | April - September |
| Paraguay | Arabica | June - September |
| Peru | Arabica | April - October |
| Philippines | Arabica | December - March |
| Robusta | December - March | |
| Puerto Rico | Arabica | September - November |
| Rwanda | Arabica | March - August |
| Sierra Leone | Robusta | December - February |
| Sri Lanka | Arabica | August |
| Robusta | August | |
| Sumatra | Arabica | June - December |
| Robusta | May - December | |
| Tanzania | Arabica | October - February |
| Robusta | June - December | |
| Thailand | Arabica | October - March |
| Robusta | October - March | |
| Timor | Arabica | June - December |
| Robusta | May - December | |
| Togo | Robusta | November - February |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Robusta | November - February |
| Uganda | Arabica | October - January |
| Robusta | All year - Peak November - February | |
| Venezuela | Arabica | October - January |
| Vietnam | Arabica | December - January |
| Robusta | January - March | |
| Yemen | Arabica | June - December |
| Zaire | Arabica | All year - Peak December - May |
| Robusta | All Year - Peak October - March | |
| Zambia | Arabica | May - July |
| Zimbabwe | Arabica | July - October |
| Robusta | July - October |