Translations:Coffee production in Venezuela/13/en
Production
Coffee cultivation was introduced to the region Tachira in the 18th century by Gervasio Rubio. The production of the ruble developed rapidly and soon began to have a very important weight in the world context after the destruction of the plantations of this bush in Saint Domingue, originated by the slaves revolts that affected the Island in 1791. Thus, since 1860, the Andean states the coffee producer grew substantially in the midst of a process characterized by increasing consumption and decreased world production. The consequent growth of the production generated by the coffee plantations of Táchira state, drove the regional economy abroad. Therefore, it was necessary, then, to place the product in Maracaibo, to be taken from there to the international markets of European countries and the United States. Thus, from having been an isolated and economically self-sufficient or independent region, Táchira became a prosperous region with important national and international relations. The development of the coffee economy in Tachira would be affected by the ups and downs of the world market, which translates into a succession of periods of prosperity or depression, according to the price of the product on an international scale. These periods would depend on the competitiveness of other countries such as Brazil, which fully satisfied the North American demand, as well as the production costs of the grain and the producer. By 1870, a very important coffee boom for the Tachira economy took place. The region experienced unusual prosperity: