Story of Uganda Coffee Bean producing area, Pearl of Africa _ factors affecting the Price of Ugandan Coffee Bean

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Uganda does not hesitate to put illegal farmers in jail in order to improve the quality of coffee beans, but experts believe that this can only be achieved by introducing farming programs, education and other incentives.

Coffee beans are an important export commodity of Uganda, but the quantity and amount of coffee bean exports have declined due to the decline in commodities in recent years. In order to improve the quality of coffee beans to increase exports, the Ugandan government has introduced strict guidelines to maintain quality, and farmers may even be sent to jail if they break the rules.

Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa and is known as the "Pearl of Africa". Because of the dependent colonial economy, coffee accounts for most of the export income.

Characteristics of Ugandan coffee beans

Coffee beans are a commodity in global trading volume second only to crude oil. The rise and fall of prices are related to the political and economic stability of coffee-producing countries. For decades, coffee beans have been the most speculative commodity in the world. Generally speaking, it takes two to three years for coffee trees to bear fruit and five to six years for coffee to be harvested. Therefore, it is suitable for small farmers with limited funds to operate and avoid investment risks and losses.

There are about 40 varieties of coffee beans in the world, the common coffee ARABICA coffee grows in high altitude areas, the flavor is more rich, is a better coffee variety, ROBUSTA coffee grows in low altitude areas, easier to grow, caffeine content is also higher.

The use of coffee beans in Uganda

Coffee is used as a beverage. Most of the ground coffee used in Europe and the United States is ARABICA coffee, while ROBUSTA coffee is mainly made of instant coffee, which is a relatively cheap coffee.

Coffee bean producing area & output in Uganda

Coffee is widely distributed in South America, Central America, the West Indies, Asia, Africa, Arabia, the South Pacific and Oceania. In terms of production, Brazil ranks first in the world, accounting for about 1/3 of the world, followed by Colombia, accounting for about 15 per cent of the world, followed by Africa (including C ô te d'Ivoire, Uganda, Kenya, etc.), Arabia, and distributed in Asian countries and islands.

ARABICA coffee is mainly produced in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala Mara, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and other countries, mainly concentrated in Central and South America, Brazil is the most important producer of ARABICA coffee.

ROBUSTA coffee production is concentrated in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, India and other countries.

Supply and demand of coffee beans in Uganda

Most of the coffee importers are developed countries, and the world's largest coffee importers are the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea, France and other countries, accounting for about half of the world's coffee consumption. In addition, Brazil is also a major consumer, with annual per capita coffee consumption close to that of European countries.

The main exporters of coffee are Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mexico, Uganda and other developing countries. As the trade barriers to coffee are lower than those of other agricultural products, and international organizations also encourage developing countries to grow coffee, poor countries are allowed to join the cultivation process.

Factors affecting the price of Ugandan coffee beans

1. Climate, diseases and insect pests in the producing area

two。 Seasonal factors

3. International demand and supply

4. Government policies and International Coffee Organization measures

General situation of production and marketing of coffee products in Uganda over the years

Annual output

Unit: export volume of thousands of packets (60 kg each)

Unit: thousand packs (60kg each)

2001 3265 2917

2002 2756 3150

2003 2745 2680

2004 2694 2520

2005 2175 2500

2006 2905 2000

2007 3490 2700

2008 3260 3210

2009 2870 3050

2010 3212 2670

2011 3075 3150

2012 3350 3000

2013 3500 3200

2014

2015

2016

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