Ethiopia plans to increase coffee exports

Ethiopia has seen a significant increase in coffee exports and revenues, and plans to increase volumes by 100,000 tons this year, said Shafi Umar, deputy director general of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA), as quoted by the Ethiopian News Agency ENA. According to him, Ethiopia exported 298,000 tons of coffee during the last fiscal year, which ended on July 7, 2024, earning $1.43 billion, and plans to increase exports to 400,000 tons and earn more than $2 billion this year. In the last five months alone, the country exported 178,000 tons of coffee, up 72 percent from the same period last year. “This growth is due to the ongoing economic reforms implemented by the government, including the production of high-quality coffee and increased productivity,” the agency spokesman said. Umar also explained that by streamlining the coffee supply chain, suppliers and exporters can now ...