Coffee / Secex: export revenue in October increases 14.5%, to US $ 510.18 million in Brazil

São Paulo, 11/03 - Revenue from exports of roasted and non-roasted coffee, extracts, essences and concentrates in October was US $ 510.181 million, an increase of 14.5% compared to the US $ 445.669 million billed in the same month in 2019. Brazil exported 234,759 thousand tons (or 3,913 million bags of 60 kg) in the period, a volume 12.95% higher than the 207,849 thousand tons (3,464 million bags) shipped in October 2019. The data were released on Tuesday by the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) of the Ministry of Economy and consider 22 working days in October. According to Secex, 225.378 thousand tons (3.756 million bags) of unroasted coffee were shipped in October, an increase of 13% compared to 199.473 thousand tons (3.325 million bags) of the previous year. Revenue from foreign sales of this type of product rose 16.8% in October, to US $ 463.659 million, compared to the US $ 397.004 million billed in October last year. In this sense, prices increased by 3.37%, from US $ 1,990 ...