Agriculture & Food

In the first half of this year, Yunnan, an important coffee producing area in my country, exported 18,000 tons of coffee beans, a year-on-year increase of 2.3 times. What is the reason behind the surge in the export volume of Yunnan coffee beans in international trade? What is the export price this year?

In a coffee plantation in Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, Gao Mei, who is in charge of international trade and export business, is browsing the coffee futures prices on the New York Stock Exchange that day. Although there are still two months before the next picking season, Gao Mei has already started Contact overseas customers in advance.

Gao Mei, deputy general manager of a coffee plantation base in Yunnan: 80% of our international trade exports are in the German market, and we export Simao first-class small-grain coffee, with a total export of 3,100 tons, which has tripled compared with the same period last year, and the unit price has also increased. This year is quite optimistic. The average price last year was 23.4 yuan per kilogram, and this year the average price has reached more than 32 yuan per kilogram.

The export of coffee beans mainly relies on sea transportation. The reason why their company’s international trade export volume has increased significantly this year compared with the same period last year is mainly because the seaborne price has dropped. Does not reduce the export volume of coffee beans.

In addition, Brazil and other major coffee-producing regions in South America suffered from severe drought, which severely affected the coffee planting industry and sharply reduced production. The global supply of coffee beans has shrunk significantly, causing prices to rise all the way.

Liu Haifeng, executive deputy general manager of a coffee trading center: After May, the entire market has a very large demand for Yunnan coffee. We receive many domestic and foreign customers every day to inquire about the price of coffee, including quantity, quality and grade.

Import and export data show that from January to June this year, the international trade export volume of Yunnan coffee beans has reached 18,000 tons, which are sold to the European Union, ASEAN, America, the Middle East and other markets. The annual output of coffee beans in Pu'er City, Yunnan accounts for more than half of the country's total.