84.50
Overview
Don Benjamin Gomez is married to Maria Alejandra Aleman Avila and they have four sons and daughters: Ricardo Antonio,43; Rosaura, 41;Maria del Carmen,39; Alejandra Elizabeth,37. Don Benjamin was born in Erandique, Department of Lempira, his father taught him to work with cattle and corn, send him to school until the sixth grade in Erandique, where he got married and in 1975 he moved to Siguatepeque, he bought a cattle ranch in San Antonio de Cortes where he has a dairy farm, in 1998 he bought a land in El Cedral Arriba and that year he planted 12 manzanas of farm. All his sons and daughters are college graduates and work in a independent manner. His expectations are improve his coffee plantation without affecting his natural resources, plant another 4 manzanas of coffee, supported by his family, continue his work with coffee and dairy. He sells his coffee to anybody who is willing to pay NYBOT prices, usually intermediaries, he sells his coffee only surface dry, one day of sun only.
| Rank | 24 |
|---|---|
| Farm Name | Altos De La Laguna |
| Farmer/Rep. | Benjamin Gomez Castillo |
| Altitude | 1623 |
| Country | Honduras |
| Year | 2006 |
| Size (30kg boxes) | 15 |
| City | Jesus De Otoro |
| Region | Intibuca |
| Program | Honduras 2006 |
| Month | - |
| Processing system | Depulped with water Naturally demucilaged in concrete tanks Naturally washed in concrete tanks na |
| Variety | IHCAFE 90 |
| Coffee Growing Area | -1 |
| Farm Size | 8.4 |
| High bid | 1.90 |
| Total value | 4335.39 |
| High bidders | Wataru for Beans Coffee Sales |