ICO revealed values of imports of consumer countries

The International Coffee Organization (ICO) released the figures for imports by consumer countries in October 2012. According to the organization, has acquired Germany, in the tenth month of the year, 2,006,206 bags of coffee, which implied high of 25.16% in relation to the volume purchased in September (1,602,861 bags). With the acquisition of 1,902,781 bags in October, the United States show a decline of 11.43% compared to the 2,148,263 bags of the previous month. Italy has already increased its purchases of the product (+11.24%) in October to acquire 852,640 bags. A month earlier, the Italians had imported 766,515 bags. France also increased its imports of coffee in front of the tenth month of 2012 to 536,421 bags bought in September last year. In October, the French saw the acquisition of 607,356 bags, measuring an increase of 13.22%.
According to preliminary data from the statistical report released by the OIC, Germany rose 1.07% in its re-exports of coffee in October 2012 compared to the previous month. The volume was reshipped 1,164,083 bags, while in September total marketed by the German 1,085,049 was bags. Belgium re-exported 381,609 bags in the tenth month of last year, which implied a volume decline of 14.05% compared to 444,003 bags reshipped September. Italy, meanwhile, increased its re-exports of coffee in October 2012. The volume traded was 287,441 bags, representing an increase of 16.17% compared to 247,423 bags reshipped the ninth month last year.
Source: Revista Cafeicultura