Calicafe is open to all participants in Mexico's coffee industry with an interest in coffee. The association wants to promote and market quality coffee from Mexico. Mexico seeks to improve the quality and image of its coffee in the hopes of raising coffee prices in Mexico. As a result, local coffee roasters and processors in Mexico have not been able to obtain enough coffee to meet their demand. Imports were prohibited from Andean Group countries in 1962 because of the risk of importing the borer worm.
Reports indicate that the scope and structure are currently limited to technical cooperation.
Vietnam Vietnam is now the fifth largest coffee producer in the world. The primary growing region is Daclac, situated in Vietnam's central highlands. Exporters in Vietnam have benefitted recently from the high world prices. The ACPC agreed to restrict coffee exports after the current agreement ends in June. However, the country allocation of this limit will be set at a meeting in September 1997.