04/02/2013
In terms of statistics, coffee exports worldwide totalled in the last month of 2012, 9.42 million bags, compared with 9.14 million in the same period of 2011. In the first quarter of the coffee year 2012/13 (October to December 2012), exports grew by 15% to 28.3 million bags compared to 24.6 million bags recorded in the same period in coffee year above. More specifically, in 2012, exports of Arabica totalled 66.53 million bags, compared with 67.04 million bags in the previous year, whereas Robusta exports amounted to 46.62 million bags, face 37.53 million for the same period.
Source: Hostel Vending Portugal
