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Domestic consumption continues to increase due to strong demand for Ready-to-Drink coffee products and expansion of coffee retail outlets.

Costa Rica’s MY 2018/2019 coffee crop reached 1,298,000 60 kilogram (kg) bags, the lowest level in 40 years.

Coffee production for Marketing Year (MY) 2020 (Oct. 2019-Sept. 2020) is forecast at 3.39 million 60- kilogram bags.

In marketing year (MY) 2018/19, Colombian coffee production is estimated to reach 14.3 million bags (1 bag = 60 kilograms unless otherwise noted) green bean equivalent....

On May 13, 2019, the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Finance (MOF), State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) announced that supplementary import tariffs levied on certain U.S. products....

Prohibitively high costs of electricity and water, transportation, and high labor costs have cut production of soluble coffee in half.

El Salvador’s coffee production is expected to increase to 675,000 sixty-kg bags in Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19.

Coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 (April/March) is forecast at 4.5 million bags (60- kilograms per bag), increasing 3 percent from the previous year.

While tea remains the traditional drink of China, coffee continues to grow in popularity especially in urban areas and among younger professionals.

This biannual report, published in June and December, includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in coffee.

Post revises its marketing year (MY) 2018/2019 production forecast for green bean coffee up about 2 percent compared to the USDA official number, to 30.4 million bags, green bean equivalent (GBE).

In marketing year (MY) 2017/18, Colombian coffee production fell further than expected to 13.8 million bags (1 bag = 60 kilograms unless otherwise noted) green bean equivalent (GBE).