According to the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC), in February the registered coffee production of Colombia, the world’s largest producer of mild washed Arabica, reached 1,025,000 60-kg bags, 10% more than the 928,000 registered in the same period. month of 2022.
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Through a statement, the National Federation of Coffee Growers confirmed that coffee production in Colombia rose 10% during the month of February.
After the prolonged La Niña Phenomenon, “The figure begins to show recovery in the volume of the harvest,” the Federation maintained. On the other hand, the FNC maintained that so far this year (January-February 2023), production increased 5% to almost 1.9 million bags, from 1.8 million in the same period last year.
Meanwhile, in the last 12 months (March 2022-February 2023), production fell 8% to 11.2 million bags, from 12.2 million a year ago. And so far this coffee year (October 2022-February 2023), production exceeded 4.8 million bags, 9% less compared to the 5.3 million bags of the same previous period.
Regarding exports, the FNC said that in February external sales decreased 6% to 928,000 60-kg bags of green coffee, from the 983,000 bags shipped abroad in the same month of 2022.
While, so far this year, exports reached 1.8 million bags, 13% less compared to the little more than two million bags exported in the same previous period.
