Coffee production in Colombia totals 1.17 million bags in June; export rises 36%

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Coffee production in Colombia, the world's biggest supplier of washed arabica, rose 23% year-on-year in June to 1.17 million 60kg bags, the National Federation of Coffee Growers said on Thursday on Friday, without explaining the reasons for the increase. Colombia's June 2023 coffee harvest reached 956,000 bags. Production in the sixth month also increased 4.6% compared to May. Meanwhile, Colombian coffee exports in June increased 36% to 1.02 million 60kg bags compared to the same month a year ago. In the first half of the year, Colombian coffee production increased by 16%, to 5.82 million bags, while exports rose by 15%, to 5.74 million bags, compared to the same period last year. . Meanwhile, in the last 12 months, the coffee harvest increased by 14%, to 12.1 million bags, and exports increased by 7.6%, to 11.3 million bags. Colombia, the world's third largest coffee producer, after Brazil and Vietnam, has the capacity to produce around 14 ...