ETHIOPIA – According to the Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Authority, the country has exported more than 257 thousand tons of coffee during the stated period as production and productivity has been massively increased in the sector. The country has been undertaking remarkable reform in the coffee sector in recent years particularly focusing on increasing quality, production and productivity.
Coffee exportation in Ethiopia
Following all the various reforms taken by the government and stakeholders pertinent to the sector, the country secured 1.226 biillion USD (134% of the plan) by exporting more than 257,000 tons (152% of the plan) of coffee during the past eight months.
The plan set for the stated period was to attain 916.48 million US dollars by exporting over 169,698 tons of coffee.
The country plans to earn 2 billion USD from coffee export in the current Ethiopian budget year by exporting more than 400,000 tons of coffee.
