Brazil leads world production of coffee

In Brazil, agribusiness is one of the activities most flourishing, with the coffee business to be one of the main facilitators. The coffee sector has given, moreover, important contributions to the Brazilian trade balance.
According to the International Coffee Organization (ICO), the world's coffee production in 2012 was estimated at 144.5 million bags of 60 kg, with Brazil being responsible for the production of over 50.8 million. In the following positions arise Vietnam (22 million), Indonesia (10.9 million), Colombia (8 million) and even Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Mexico and other countries.
To better illustrate this reality, we could say that in three cups of this beverage consumed in the world one is from Brazil. This means that Brazilian production represents about a third of the global total, making the Latin American country's largest producer and exporter. Thanks also to the efforts of dozens of investigations and research institutions, teaching and extension, integrated in Coffee Research Consortium, the industry has managed to improve its production performance.
In 2012, according to the Council of Coffee Exporters of Brazil (Cecafé), Brazilian exports of this product generated revenues of $ 6.4 billion (about 4.9303 billion euros), while the country as a world leader coffee export.
Meanwhile, Brazil, with an increasing share in world coffee market, also stands out for being the second largest consumer, surpassed only by the U.S..
In the case of what is considered the most traded commodity in the world, it is not insignificant that Brazil occupies, then the leadership of coffee production.
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