Ecuador industrializes coffee beans from Vietnam and Brazil

Published 2023년 3월 20일

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Ecuador, once a significant coffee producer, has seen a decline in its domestic production, now producing approximately 250,000 bags of coffee annually, which is not enough to meet its internal demand of 300,000 bags. As a result, the country relies heavily on imports from countries like Vietnam and Brazil to support its soluble coffee industry. In 2022, Ecuador exported 461,175 bags of industrialized coffee, generating USD 89 million, with Germany being its main export market. However, the soluble coffee industry has faced a downturn, with exports halving over the past decade due to competition from Vietnam. Additionally, the industry faces challenges such as aging plantations, lack of credit for coffee crops, and smuggling of coffee beans to Colombia.

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In recent decades, Ecuador went from being an important producer of coffee beans to specializing in the industrialization of soluble or instant coffee. The limited agricultural production of coffee in the country caused this industry to be supplied more and more with imported coffee beans. According to the Ecuadorian National Coffee Association (Anecafé), Ecuador produces around 250,000 60-kilo bags of coffee each year, in its two varieties: Arabica and Robusta. This quantity does not supply the internal demand, which is about 300,000 bags per year. The per capita consumption of coffee is one kilo. In addition, part of the local production is sent to the international market. Coffee production has been declining over the years. A decade ago, it was 600,000 bags per year and in the nineties it was around 1.5 million bags. "We were an important market in the region," says Pablo Pinargote, general manager of Anecafé. With this decrease in national coffee beans, the soluble industry ...

Source: Primicias