In Brazil, harvesting the same coffee tree several times is less cost effective than separating and disposal the unripe or overripe cherries. Therefore, Brazil naturally harvests using the stripping method when 75% of the coffee crop is perfectly ripe. Stripping is possible and cost effective in Brazil due to the uniform maturation of Brazilian coffees. In stripping, the coffee beans are pulled from the tree and drop to the ground where they are caught by sheets. The beans are removed from tree debris by tossing the coffee in the air allows the wind to carry away sticks and leaves. The coffee is then put in 60 L green baskets, which is the tool are measurement used by coffee producer to determine wages. Some coffee estates, such as Fazenda Monte Alegre in Sul de Minas Brazil, have a computerized system to determined wages for picking coffee beans. This system accounts for the amount of coffee collected from each person, the difficulty of the coffee harvesting conditions, and the production of the area being harvested.
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