Colombia: Coffee Semi-annual
As a result of renovated plantations and favorable weather conditions, Colombian coffee production reached historical high levels of 14.6 million bags (1 bag = 60 kilograms unless otherwise noted) green bean equivalent (GBE) in marketing year (MY) 2016/2017. If weather conditions remain favorable, production is forecast to marginally increase in MY 2017/2018 to 14.7 million bags GBE. Paralleling the increase in production, exports are expected to reach 13.6 million bags GBE in MY 2017/2018.