Brazil’s coffee exports to Arab states up 50% year to date

Brazil exported 506,225 60-kg coffee bags to Arab states year to date through May, up 50.2% from a year earlier, as per figures released by the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).

Of the bloc, Lebanon remains the top buyer of the Brazilian product. Lebanon’s year-to-date imports of coffee from Brazil climbed 80% from a year earlier. Other countries also saw a good performance like Jordan, which stepped up its purchases by 30%.

The Middle East also saw an increase in imports of the Brazilian product. Year to date through May, the region brought in 35.4% more coffee from the Latin American country. “In this region’s states, the consumption of Rio coffee is widespread. And Brazil is virtually the only country that grows Arabica coffee with such traits, thus being a loyal supplier for these countries,” Cecafé chairman Márcio Ferreira was quoted as saying in a statement.

Source: ANBA

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