Uganda's annual coffee export volumes increase by 22%
February 2, 2021
Written by URN
Uganda’s coffee export volumes surged by 22 per cent in 2020 compared to the previous year.
The growth has been revealed in the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report of December 2020. The figures for 2020 indicates that exports for the calendar year January 2020 to December 2020 totalled to 5,492,525 bags worth $515.94 million (approximately Shs 1.902 trillion), compared to 4,519,563 bags worth $436.54 million equivalent to Shs1.610 trillion the previous year.
This represents a 22 per cent and 18 per cent increase in quantity and value respectively. With regard to the month of December 2020 coffee exports amounted to 422,922 60 kilo bags worth $37.78m (approximately Shs 139.202 billion) in December 2020.