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  • José Anargel Rodríguez, from the municipality of Ibagué, Tolima, was the big winner; his lot won first places in acidity and exoticness. In the subsequent live auction, his coffee was sold at a record price of US$ 50.5/lb.

Coffees from Tolima, Nariño and Cauca won the 1st National Quality Competition “Colombia, Land of Diversity,” whose awarding ceremony was held within the framework of ExpoEspeciales Café de Colombia, in Corferias, Bogotá.

After a rigorous selection process by domestic cup tasters, 59 lots, out of the 1,360 participants, reached the competition’s final phase. The small lot category was assessed for the individual attributes of acidity, balance, body, mildness and exoticness. In the large lot category, lots competed for best estate coffee.

José Anargel Rodríguez, from the municipality of Ibagué, Tolima, was the competition´s big winner. His lot won for the acidity and exoticness attributes. “I’m thrilled. This recognition is a source of great joy. For me, my family, and my children. It heightens my coffee enterprise and is a great incentive to continue growing,” José Anargel said.

María del Carmen Melo, from the municipality of Consacá, Nariño, won in the balance attribute. Diomedes Bolaños, from Cauca, and Luis A. Muñoz, from Tolima, were the winners in the body and mildness attributes, respectively. The best estate coffee was the lot produced by Carlos A. Eraso, from La Unión, Nariño.

A total of 25 lots, including the winners, participated later in a live auction. Base prices were US$ 5 for the small lot category and US$ 2 for the large lot category, prices that will translate into higher income for producers and their families.

The coffee produced by Rodriguez achieved a record price of US$ 50.5/lb, confirming the great enthusiasm and response by international buyers who attended this first edition of the auction.