04/02/2014
World coffee exports fell by 5.8% in December 2013 compared with the same month of 2012. 8.54 million bags of 60kg were shipped compared to 9.07 million bags in December 2012. The International Coffee Organization (ICO) released the information.
The global exports in the first three months of coffee year 2013/14 (October 2013 to December 2013) showed a reduction of about 9.8% compared with the first three months of the previous period.
Over the past 12 months ending in December 2013, exports of Arabica totalled 68.24 million bags, compared with volume of 67.32 million bags in the previous year. The shipment of Robusta in the period was 40.61 million bags compared to 43.50 million bags.
Source: CaféPoint
