São Paulo – Brazilian coffee exports to the Arab world generated US$ 167 million from January to September, growth of 34% over the same period last year. Shipments totalled 875,500 bags, each weighing 60 kilograms, reduction of 2% in the same comparison, according to figures disclosed by the Brazilian Coffee Exporter Council (Cecafé).
In total, foreign sales of the product reached US$ 6.125 billion in nine months in 2011, growth of 66% over the period from January to September 2010.
Last month alone, revenues with shipments reached US$ 805 million, growth of 39% over September 2010. Trade reached 2,862,209 bags, a reduction of 12.7%.
“Exports this year are still performing very well,” said the Cecafé director general, Guilherme Braga, according to a press statement by the organisations.
The main destinations for the product were Europe, North America, Asia and South America. Among the countries, the main markets were the United States, Germany, Italy, Japan and Belgium.
*Translated by Mark Ament
