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Winning farm of the Brazil Cup of Excellence
Competition and Auction - 2001 edition

Diogo Tudela Neto
Fazenda Castelhana

Characteristics of the coffee lot:
Processing System: Pulped Desmucilaged
The winning lot was chosen from plantation 17, in an
area of 54 hectares planted with Red Catuaí 144.
Variety: Catuai
Lot size: 99 bags
Average score: 87.03


Characteristics of the farm:
Property: Fazenda Castelhana
E-mail: diogotudela@netvip.com.br
Location: The property is located in the Cerrado Mineiro region, in the municipality of Monte Carmelo. The geographic coordinates are: Longitude 18°55'780" S and Latitude 047°27'748" W.
Total area: 1.346 hectares
Coffee growing area (according to varieties):
Mundo Novo - 176 hectares
Acaiá - 133 hectares
Catuaí - 711 hectares

entrance of the farm
Entrance of Fazenda Castelhana		 Fazenda Castelhana, located in the Cerrado Mineiro, in Monte Carmelo, is at an altitude of approximately 980 meters, and has a flat topography, rainfalls between 1,400 and 1,500mm/year, with well defined rain and dry seasons, and with an annual average temperature of 21oC.

Diogo Tudela Neto already produced coffee in the State of Parana, but moved to the Cerrado Mineiro region, to avoid the risk of frosts.
When he arrived at the region, he had to invest heavily in technology, since at that time the Cerrado, although a promising region, was still land to be developed. According to the producer, the climate of the region allows high quality crops with naturally lower chances of errors than in other areas of Brazil.
coffee plantation
Coffee plantation		 coffee plantation
Coffee plantation		 blossoming phase
Blossoming phase

Diogo Tudela Neto always considered that environmental preservation is fundamental and since the region of the Cerrado has a very delicate environmental balance, he maintains 30% of the farm in natural reserves, with strict environmental controls.

In Fazenda Castelhana, benefits to workers are constantly updated to follow the most modern trends, and include a cafeteria and improvement and training courses.

 native woods preservation
Native woods preservation

Coffee processing system:
The selected lot is a pulped natural coffee, with its mucilage removed, dried in an asphalt coated terrace.

coffee processing center
Coffee processing center		 pulpers
Cherry pulpers with water
treatment system		 pre-cleaning equipment and dryers
Pre-cleaning equipment and dryers

terrace
Asphalt coated terrace		 dryers
Dryers		 coffee grader
Coffee grader

Quality concerns:
Diogo Tudela Neto is part of the program that supplies high quality coffees to Japan. Therefore, he follows the technical guidance of Mr. Akio Yamaguchi, which were used to prepare the awarded winning lot.