BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia, the world’s largest producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, produced a total of 14.2 million 60 kilo bags between January and December 2016.
During December 2016, production reached 1.3 million bags. This represented a 9% decrease compared to December 2015’s 1.4 million bags.
Similarly, so far this coffee year (October – December 2016), coffee production has registered a 5% increase by reaching nearly 4.4 million bags.
Colombian Coffee Exports Reached 12.9 million Bags in 2016
Between January and December 2016, Colombian coffee exports reached 12.9 million bags.
This entailed a 1% increase compared to the 12.7 million bags registered during 2015.
During December 2016, coffee exports experienced a 23% increase by reaching 1.5 million 60 kilo bags.
So far this coffee year (October 2016-December 2017), Colombian coffee exports reached 4 million bags.
This represented a 15.8% increase compared to the 3.5 million bags sold in international markets during the same previous period.
