Annual report on Ugandan Coffee 2017

The report emphasizes:

Nairobi forecasts a small increase in Ugandan coffee production in 2017 / 2018 as a result of the harvest of newly mature coffee from the plantation. Exports are expected to remain stable, leading to a small increase in clearing inventories. The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) continues to implement a funding scheme from the Government of Uganda (GOU), which aims to increase production by increasing improved varieties and expanding acreage.

Output:

As a result of the harvest of newly mature coffee on the plantation, Nairobi forecasts a small increase in coffee production in Uganda in 2017 / 2018, which have been replanted since 2011 / 2012. The renovation of plantations is a programme implemented by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) to increase yields through farmers planting improved varieties, increasing the efficiency of agricultural inputs, and improving agricultural extension services. Robusta coffee accounts for about 80% of Uganda's coffee production, and the rest is Arabica coffee.

Market:

The coffee market in Uganda is fully liberalized and active producer organizations collect coffee from small farmers. Locally registered companies can, on behalf of international coffee trading companies, purchase coffee from producers' organizations or directly from farmers for processing and export.

Although most of the coffee is exported to markets outside the East African Community, some Robusta coffee is processed and packaged at an instant coffee factory in Bukoba, neighbouring Tanzania, and sold in the local market. In addition, Uganda has 12 registered coffee factories that bake Arabica coffee for the domestic market.

Consumption:

In Uganda, domestic coffee consumption is very low, currently accounting for an estimated 3 per cent of the country's total output, due to low purchasing power and a deep-rooted tea drinking culture. With the support of the Government of Uganda, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority has been implementing plans to increase coffee consumption in urban and rural areas.

Policy:

The Ugandan government's policy on the coffee industry is implemented by a statutory regulatory body, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority. Currently, the Ugandan coffee industry is guided by the national coffee policy launched in 2013. Key components of the policy are to increase productivity, expand coffee-growing areas and improve the coffee business environment. The policy also aims to diversify the coffee market, promote the promotion of sustainable production systems, increase added value, increase domestic consumption and improve coffee research capacity in Uganda.

The Ugandan government does not tax Ugandan coffee exports, but the Uganda Coffee Development Authority levies a 1% local tax on coffee in all markets.

Table of production, supply and distribution

Remarks on the form:

As a result of the ongoing replanting plan of the Government of Uganda, it is predicted that the planting area of coffee will increase.

As a result of the harvest of newly mature coffee on the plantation, Nairobi forecasts a small increase in Ugandan coffee production in 2017 / 2018.

L the yield for 2016 and 2017 has been revised upwards due to the harvest of newly mature coffee from the plantation.

Production in 2017 / 2018 is expected to be in line with forecasts, resulting in a slight increase in clearing inventories.

Trade:

In Uganda, nearly 97% of coffee is exported directly through more than 30 companies. However, only 10 companies control 80 per cent of the business. Italy and Germany remain the main export destinations for Ugandan coffee.

Major exporters of Ugandan coffee