The Arabica coffee is cultivated in some areas of Vietnam but the quality of those from Da Lat has been better thanks to advantageous soil and weather at the altitude of 1,500 meters.
The coffee has existed in Da Lat for more than 100 years. There are about 3,500 hectares of Da Lat Arabica coffee growing area with yearly turnover of 11,000 tons, mostly located in the communes of Xuan Truong, Tram Hanh and Xuan Tho.
U.S. coffee giant Starbucks in December, 2015 introduced Arabica coffee originating from the Central Highlands city of Da Lat which went on sale at its 21,000 stores worldwide from January, 2016.
