Điện Biên is a far-northwest border province that, with Sơn La, is among Vietnam's northern arabica origins, mainly Catimor.
Điện Biên, in Vietnam's far northwest on the border with Laos, is one of the country's arabica-producing provinces outside the Central Highlands, alongside Sơn La. Perfect Daily Grind groups it with the arabica areas described as having maximum altitudes of about 1,000 to 1,400 m, and Catimor is the main variety of Vietnamese arabica. Its coffee area is small next to the big robusta provinces.
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- A breakdown of Vietnamese coffee-producing regions · Perfect Daily Grind
- The Region of Cultivation Arabica Coffee at Vietnam · VietCoffee
- Vietnam Coffee Regions: A Complete Origin Guide · Viet Coffee Source
- Điện Biên province — Wikipedia · Wikipedia