Uganda’s coffee exports in April amounted to 264,065-kilo bags worth US $ 32.81 million, down 20.61 percent on year. This comprised 176,932 bags ($ 19.01 million) of Robusta and Arabica, 87,133 bags ($ 13.74 million), according to the monthly report of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority.
Robusta exports decreased by 23.03% and 23.13% in volume and value respectively compared to the same period last year (2013/14), while Arabica exports decreased by 15.30% and 15.55 % in volume and value respectively compared to last year.
Cumulatively, in spite of a decrease of a 14.24% drop in volume, there was a 5.28% increase value.
On a year-on-year basis, coffee exports for the period (May 2014-April 2015) totalled 3.19 million bags worth $406 million compared to 3.85 million bags worth US$426 million in the same period last year (May 2013 –APril 2014).
This was a decrease of 17.14% and 4.69% in volume and value respectively compared to the same period last year.
Robusta exports accounted for 67% of total exports. The average Robusta price was US$ 1.80 per kilo, 4 cents lower than in March 2015. Washed Robusta fetched the highest price for Robusta at US$ 2.23 per kilo, followed by Organic Robusta and Robusta UTZ at US$ 2.03 per kilo, a premium of 31 and 11 cents respectively over Screen18.
Arabica fetched a weighted average price of US$ 2.63 per kilo, US cents 34 lower than the previous month. The highest price was for Bugisu AA that was at US$ 3.34 per kilo. It was followed Organic Bugisu and Bugisu UTZ at US$ 3.33 per kilo. The weighted average export price was US $ 2.07.
Exports to EU countries totalled 177,346 bags accounting for 67.16% of total exports compared to 215,569 bags (69.15%) exported in March 2015. It was followed by Sudan with 37,190 bags (14.08%) compared to 50,684 bags (16.24%) and India with 11,916 bags (4.51%) compared to 10,804 (3.47%) exported in March 2015.
