Tanzania: Coffee Annual
In Marketing Year (MY) 2017/18 Tanzania exported 4,864 MT of green coffee beans to the United States, worth 19.2 million USD, representing an increase of four percent from 2016/17. FAS/ Dar es Salaam forecasts an increase in production from 1.15 million bags (which weigh about 16.7 kilograms) in MY 2017/18 to 1.30 million bags in MY 2018/19 due to biennial bearing cycle and favorable weather conditions reported by Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA). The ending stocks for MY 2018/19 are forecast up by seven percent from MY 2017/18 due to an increase in production.