Russian exports of tea and coffee grew by 30% in 2020

In 2020, Russia supplied 73 thousand tons of tea and coffee to foreign markets, which is 32% more than in 2019. In value terms, exports grew by 30% to $ 350 million. Coffee sales abroad showed the greatest dynamics over the past year. Thus, the export of ground and grain coffee increased in physical volume by 50% to 12 thousand tons, in money - by 33% to 51 million dollars.Shipments of instant coffee and products based on it (HS codes 210111 and 210112) increased by 47 % to 40 thousand tons in kind and by 52% to $ 194 million in value. Tea exports showed an increase of 3.4% to 21 thousand tons for the amount of USD 106 million (+ 2.1%). The increase was mainly provided by the supply of green tea, which increased by 19% to 3.1 thousand tons worth $ 17 million (+ 8.6%). Export of black tea amounted to 17 thousand tons for 89 million dollars, which is 1% more than in 2019. In 2020, tea and coffee from Russia were exported to more than 60 countries. The neighboring states - Belarus, ...