KAMPALA, April 7, 2025 — Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 20.6 percent in February 2025 to 1.33 million bags from 1.1 million bags in February 2024, according to the Coffee Market Report released by the International Coffee Organisation [ICO].
The report, seen by theCooperator News, highlights that this marks the15th consecutive month of positive growth for Africa, with the export volume for February 2025 being the largest since 1.46 million bags were shipped in 1997.
Furthermore, the report states that Africa’s exports to date, which stand at 5.98 million bags, represent the best start to a coffee year since the period between October 1996 and February 1997, when 5.99 million bags were shipped.
The continent’s largest coffee producers and exporters, Ethiopia and Uganda, were identified as the two primary drivers behind the region’s growth in February 2025, with their exports rising by 41.9 percent and 27.9 percent, respectively, to 0.44 million bags and 0.56 million bags.
The report notes that Uganda’s Agriculture Ministry attributed the double-digit increase to the prevailing high international prices, which have prompted exporters to release their stocks. “As for Ethiopia, the good harvest, linked to its ‘on-year’, appears to be the reason for its strong export growth,” says the report.
Global exports increased by 7.8 percent
Meanwhile, the report indicates that global exports of all forms of coffee increased by 7.8 per cent to 12.23 million bags in February 2025, compared to 11.35 million bags in February 2024.
However, year-to-date exports for the coffee year 2024/25 remain down by 2.7 per cent, at 54.86 million bags, compared to 56.36 million bags during the same period a year ago.
“Three out of four regions saw their exports expand, with only South America experiencing a downturn, shipping 4.58 million bags in February 2025, compared with 4.93 million bags in February 2024, a decrease of 6.9 per cent,” says the report.
“Asia & Oceania was the main driver of the upturn, with a net gain of 0.86 million bags in February 2025, increasing by 21.7 per cent to 4.81 million bags. The opposing movements of the two largest exporting regions – South America and Asia & Oceania – resulted in Asia & Oceania holding the biggest share of the total exports at 39.3 per cent in February 2025, with South America second at 37.5 per cent. The positions of the two regions do swap, but the last time South America held the second position was in June 2023,” the report says.
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