The national coffee sector has experienced a free fall in production and exports for eight years, with a reduction of more than 75% and $ 200 million less in foreign exchange.
The production and export of coffee has plummeted 75% during the last 8 years, according to the National Association of Coffee Exporters of Ecuador (Anecafé).
This, in a few words, is the X-ray of the sector, according to the analysis of Pablo Pinargote, manager of the National Association of Coffee Exporters (Anecafé), who regrets that currently production does not reach more than 60,000 hectares.
This is equivalent to 300,000 60-kilo sacks of coffee, that is, 7 quintals per hectare. resulting in one of the lowest yields in the entire region.