{"id":267493,"date":"2020-02-13T15:42:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T18:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=267493"},"modified":"2020-02-13T17:37:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T20:37:55","slug":"arab-demand-for-coffee-grows-above-average-cooxupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/arab-demand-for-coffee-grows-above-average-cooxupe\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab demand for coffee grows above average: Cooxup\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guaxup\u00e9 \u2013 Middle Eastern and Arab demand for coffee from Brazil has grown above the global average, Guaxup\u00e9 Coffee Farmers Cooperative chairman Carlos Augusto Rodrigues De Melo (pictured, center) told ANBA this Thursday (13) during the second day of the Agriculture Machinery, Implement and Input Fair (Femagri), organized by Cooxup\u00e9 in the city of Guaxup\u00e9, Minas Gerais.<\/p>\n

Cooxup\u00e9 is Brazil\u2019 largest coffee cooperative, accounting for around 14% of Arabica-type beans produced in the country. In 2019, it exported 232,380 60-Kg bags of coffee to the Middle East, up 95% from 2018. \u201cIt\u2019s a pleasant surprise for Brazil. We\u2019ve spread our sales into the markets in the Middle East. Turkey and the Arab countries have had a pretty high demand for coffee from Cooxup\u00e9,\u201d Melo said.<\/p>\n

Adding up all Brazilian exports<\/a> in 2019, the Arab countries as a whole also purchased more \u2013 1.78 million 60-Kg bags, up 4.9% from a year before, according to figures made public by the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecaf\u00e9).<\/p>\n

Augusto believes that most of the shipments to the region are still commodity coffees. \u201cThe increase in purchases from Asian and Middle East has been higher than Europe and the [global] market]. Of course, there are some differences in the Middle East. Some demand special coffees, but most still purchase common coffee,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n

But the cooperative expects that the demand for special, gourmet or certified coffees will grow in the region. \u201cThere is a very strong movement towards special and origin coffees, high-level coffees with a very high quality. Those who start drinking a better coffee hardly go back to the regular one,\u201d the cooperative’s deputy chairman Osvaldo Bachi\u00e3o Filho stressed.<\/p>\n

In 2020 Cooxup\u00e9 forecasts a Brazilian crop of 62 million 60-Kg bags of coffee. Out of this, the cooperative expects to receive 6.8 million bags. It\u2019s an optimistic outlook, as this is a high biennial year for coffee, when the harvest is larger.<\/p>\n

Asia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just like other Brazilian agribusiness industries, such as beef and poultry, coffee has also turned its eyes on Asia. \u201cIn our coffee industry, I can say that we\u2019re very happy with the Asian market performance \u2013 it\u2019s the fastest-growing one. And I\u2019m talking just about China but countries such as Japan that demand a high quality as well,\u201d Melo said.<\/p>\n

The price of the bag, though, has been affected by the coronavirus outbreak that start in China and has reached several other countries around the globe. \u201cSome of our buying countries are in Asia, and Starbucks for example announced that it closed 2,000 stores in China. Coronavirus is impacting every commodity in the market. Now it\u2019s the factor that most impacts price,\u201d Melo explained.<\/p>\n

*The reporter traveled at the invitation of Cooxup\u00e9<\/em><\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thais Sousa\/ANBA<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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