BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia, the world’s largest producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, produced a total of 14.4 million 60 kilo bags during the past twelve months (December 2015-November 2016).
This represented a 4% increase compared to the 13.8 million bags produced during the same previous period.
Year to date production (January-November 2016) registered a 2% increase by reaching over 12.9 million 60 kilo bags. During November 2016, Colombian coffee production registered nearly 1.7 million bags.
This entailed a 25% increase compared to the 1.3 million bags produced in November 2015.
Colombian coffee exports increased 12% in November
Colombian coffee exports registered nearly 1.3 million 60 kilo bags in November 2016. This entailed a 12% increase compared to the 1.1 million 60 kilo bags exported during November 2015.
During the past 12 months (December 2015- November 2016), coffee exports registered 12.5 million 60 kilo bags.
This represented a 0.5% decrease compared to the nearly 12.6 million bags sold in international markets during the same previous period.
Between January and November 2016, Colombian coffee exports registered a 2% decrease compared to the same previous period by reaching 11.3 million bags.
