Robusta is grown on plantations in Southern Thailand, mainly in the following provinces: Surat Thani, Chumporn, Ranong, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Phang-Nga and Krabi.

Robusta coffee grows in lower altitudes. For the growers, Robusta has many advantages: the trees are easier to cultivate, more disease-resistant, can tolerate larger temperature and moisture extremes, produce more beans and their fruits mature considerably quicker than their Arabica counterparts. At the same time, however, Robusta is generally regarded as lesser quality beans and accordingly yield lower prices.

Thai Robusta is of good quality and internationally well established. Major export markets are the United States, Europe, Japan and Singapore. In the local market, Robusta is mainly used for all kinds of canned coffee drinks as well as soluble (instant) coffee. Proper processing and new roasting technologies, however, allow gourmet and bean coffee roasters to also create good quality blends with Thai Robusta.