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Coffee introduced to Colombia by Jesuit priests
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Coffee grown in Popayán
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Coffee grown in Santa Marta
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Colombia exports its first 2000 bags of green
coffee
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Less than 50,000 bags of green coffee produced
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First coffee farm in the vicinity of Manizales
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Green coffee exports surpasses the 100,000
bag mark
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Over five hundred thousand green coffee bags
exported
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Over 1 million coffee bags exported
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The FNC is created as an organization (federation)
of coffee growers
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The National Coffee Research Center (CENICAFE)
is founded
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Caturra variety introduced to Colombia
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First experiments with new varieties and
growing methods
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FNC creates Juan Valdez©
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Over one million hectares grown with coffee
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Variedad Colombia is released
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The Coffee Rust (Roya) first appears in Colombia
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The coffee berry borer (Broca) first appears
in Colombia
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End of the Coffee Pact - Quotas eliminated
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Colombia produces over 16 million coffee
bags
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Virmax is founded
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FNC pegs internal prices to the "C"
market and the official exchange rate
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Virmax exports its first 300 bags
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Castillo variety is released
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