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Last fiscal year, the country exported 470,000 tons of coffee worth US$2.2 billion. According to the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority, supply chain reforms are behind the surge in exports, allowing producers to sell directly to international buyers.
Ethiopia’s coffee industry has made a strong start to the fiscal year, exporting 80,000 metric tons of coffee in just two months. That’s brought in some US$546 million.
Last fiscal year, the country exported 470,000 tons of coffee worth US$2.2 billion. According to the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority, supply chain reforms are behind the surge in exports, allowing producers to sell directly to international buyers.
Other factors include new washing and grading centers that are improving quality. Government inspections procedures have also been decentralized and moved closer to coffee farms.
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Ethiopia is now aiming to increase its coffee exports to 600,000 tons a year and revenue to US$3 billion.
