WASHINGTON, U.S. – World coffee production for 2017/18 is forecast at 159 million bags (60 kilograms), unchanged from the previous year, as lower output in Brazil is offset by higher production in Vietnam, Mexico, and Indonesia as well as slight increases in most other countries, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Friday.
HCM City, Vietnam – The 2017-18 coffee crop is expected to yield around 1.4 million, which is equal to or slightly lower than last year’s harvest, according to the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association. Nguyen Nam Hai, deputy chairman of the association, said the annual coffee crop would enter the harvest season in October or November.
SAO PAULO, Brazil – ATO/Sao Paulo forecasts Brazil’s coffee production for Marketing Year (MY) 2017/18 (July-June) at 52.1 million 60-kg bags, a decrease of four million bags compared to MY 2016/17, due to the off-year of the biennial production cycle of trees in the majority of Arabica growing regions.
MILAN – In its second official estimate for domestic coffee output this year, Brazil's Crop Supply Agency Conab pegged production at 45.56 million bags – little changed from an initial estimate in January which, at the middle of the forecast range, came in at 45.58 million bags.
MILAN – Coffee production in Brazil is likely to drop between 15 and 20 percent on year due to the off-year in the biennial cycle, according to Joseph Reiner - global head of coffee for Chinese commodities group COFCO. The estimate is based on a field survey led by the company’s research team in the past weeks.
MILAN - In its first crop assessment for 2017/18, Brazil’s National Supply Company, or Conab, pegged coffee production at 43.7-47.5 million bags. A decline between 7.5 and 15 percent compared to last year’s record crop of 51.4 million bags. The estimate is based on a field enquiry conducted in December.
The United States Department of Agriculture on Friday released its second biannual report “Coffee: World Markets and Trade” for the year 2016.
The report includes...
MADIKERI, Kodagu, India - Coffee production in the district of Kodagu has dipped by 10-12 per cent according to post-monsoon estimate conducted by the...