07/01/2013
Coffee exports from Costa Rica increased 28% in December compared with the same period last year. Shipments of beans amounted to 100,120 60-kilogram bags. Coffee exports from Costa Rica, during the first three months of the harvest of the current crop totaled 180,730 bags, which represents a decrease of 3.7% compared to the same period of the cycle 2011/12.
The current season in the Central American country, known for its high quality beans, would produce 1.65 million bags, an estimate reduced due to an outbreak worse than expected of rust.
The season of coffee in Central America and Mexico, which together produce more than one fifth of Arabica coffee beans in the world, stretches from October to September.
Source: CenárioMT
