Brazil: Coffee export in November falls 36% compared to previous year

Coffee bags-_Paulo-Whitaker_Reuters Total coffee exports by Brazil (unroasted, roasted, extracts, essences and coffee concentrates) in November reached approximately 3.053 million 60 kg bags, which corresponds to a drop of 35.7% compared to the same 2020, when nearly 4.747 million bags were shipped. In terms of foreign exchange income, there was a slight drop of 0.87% between the two periods, from US$ 623.124 million to US$ 617,722 million. The data were released this Wednesday by the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex), of the Ministry of Economy, and consider 19 working days last month compared to 20 working days in November 2020. Of green coffee, they were exported abroad close to 2.918 million bags, 35.5% less than in November 2020 (close to 4.597 million bags). Revenue from exports of the product was US$ 570.236 million, 1.3% lower compared to the same month last year (US$ 577.821 million). Considering only processed coffee, in November the country shipped around 135 thousand ...