Usually, the more difficult it's to reap a espresso bean, the upper the price per kg it is going to be once it reaches espresso roasteries all over the world. Not each part of the world has this topography although. Brazil, for instance, has large area of flat, suitable land at high altitude. This allows for bulk harvesting performed by machines. This, in turn, enables Brazil and other countries with similar land to be major exporters of coffee beans world-wide.