Colombian coffee production rises by 8%

Despite adversities experienced in July by Colombia, coffee production has increased by 8% during the last twelve months (August 2015 – July 2016).
The transport strike and the El Niño phenomenon took a toll on Colombian coffee production and exports during July. Although the adverse effects of El Niño had been experienced in previous months, July’s production dropped even further as a result of the difficulty originated by the transport strike to reach collection centres.
A total of 102,000 60-kilo bags was produced during July, a 25% decrease compared with the 463,00 bags produced in July 2015. Year to date exports (January-July 2016) reached 7.6 million 60-kilo bags. This entailed a 1% decrease compared with the 7.7 million bags produced during the same previous period.
However, total coffee production during the past twelve months (August 2015-July 2016) increased significantly. Between August 2015 and July 2016, coffee production reached more than 14.1 million 60-kilo bags, meaning an 8 percent increase compared to the 13.1 million bags produced between August 2014 and July 2015.