Colombian coffee production grows 28% in first quarter 2014

In the first quarter of this year, Colombia produced 2.7 million bags of 60kg. The number is 28% greater than production of the same period last year, which was 2.1 million bags, according to the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) amount.
The result was attributed to the renovation of coffee plantations with more resistant to diseases like rust and weather effects, with greater production potential bushes program.
The FNC also reported that coffee production in March this year was 828,000 bags of 60kg, against 617,000 bags in March 2014, an increase of 34%.
The Colombian production in the last 12 months (April 2013 - March 2014) exceeded 11.4 million bags, increasing production by 40% compared with the same period of the previous interval.
Exports also had an increase of 35% in the first quarter, from 2.1 million to 2.8 million. In March, exports totalled 928,000 bags, up 37% compared to March 2013 (677,000 bags).
Over the past twelve months, the Colombian coffee exports grew 37%, from 7.6 million to 10.4 million bags.
Source: Revista Cafeicultura