In international terms Thailand is a relative late-comer as a coffee producer.
Although coffee has been gown for a little over a century, the country only started exporting Robusta beans in 1976. Growing to become one of the top twenty five coffee producers in the world. Unique in that it exports very little of the coffee that is grown.
Most of the consumption remains in the country, having developed a booming specialty coffee ecosystem where farmers, roasters, cafes and consumers symbiotically co-exist. An example of a working coffee ecosystem where coffee is produced sustainably from both economic and environmental perspectives. A rare achievement in the coffee world. But one that is typically and uniquely Thai.