A total of 88 green bean bags of Arabica coffee and 77 bags of Robusta coffee from the competition were sold out to Coffee Plant Korea. The company paid a premium price for the coffees offered after the competition, hence relieving most coastal groups who entered the competition.
According to CIC records, 62 groups from the coast participated this year compared to only 43 from the Highlands. The majority of the coastal were from Morobe Province, East Sepik trailing just behind Morobe while the rest were from Madang, Milne Bay and Northern provinces.
