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How much coffee is shipped globally (in MT or TEU) by region and who are the largest coffee shippers/traders in each region? Regions defined as continents or country (if possible).
OVERVIEW
The ten major coffee exporting countries mostly fall in Latin American and Asian countries. The top 3 countries each exported at least 800,000 MT in 2017, which equals to 13 million bags on the small side of the scale. The largest coffee shipper in 7 of the ten countries was also located, along with a map of coffee exports across the world.
METHODOLOGY
Due to our 3-hour time constraint on research, we focused on the top 10 coffee export countries, companies within those countries and a map of the world coffee trade. There was a compiled list of exporting countries, but there was not a compiled list of shippers which requires a more extensive web search to locate. The major shipper in several of the countries is listed. We were unfortunately not able to find more than basic information due to our time constraints, but the information we were able to find is listed below in our deep dive.
TOP COFFEE EXPORTING COUNTRIES
The top 10 coffee exporting countries with the latest 2017 data are listed below. They are first listed by the number of bags exported and then by the MT that those bags are, which was calculated by using an online calculator. Each bag weighs 60kg, and the number of bags was multiplied by the 60kgs which gave the number that was input into the online calculator to determine the MT.
Since October 2016 coffee export has increased across the world 4.8% from 116.89 million bags to 122.45 million bags. Also, many sources list coffee exports by the value of the export rather than by the quantity exported. The source from World's Top Exports shows the top 15 countries for coffee exports in 2016 by the value of the coffee exported.
TRADE MAPS
We located two different trade maps regarding the coffee export business. The first map from the International Coffee Organization has pins on a map that you can click to see an infographic for coffee in that country. The infographic has everything from coffee exported to coffee consumed in the country. The second map has a table, graph and a map attached. The map is set to the value of the coffee exported in US dollars by country starting from the highest overall value and going to the lowest. You can also change this map to quantity where the values drop down is located, and this will give the quantity in tons.
TOP COFFEE SHIPPERS
The largest traders we located are listed with the country in which they are located. We identified the top trader in each of 7 of the 10 top nations.
-Cooxupé (Brazil)
The cooperative is the ranked as one that has exported the most coffee among the companies operating in Brazil for seven consecutive years. Its Arabica coffee production in particular is exported to 49 countries on five continents.
-Trung Nguyen (Vietnam)
A mainstay coffee in every Vietnam Airlines flight, its G7 instant coffee can be found at major supermarket chains around the world, such as Costco in the United States.
-Colcafé (Columbia)
Industria Colombiana de Café SA, also known as Colcafé, is exported to more than 45 countries on five continents.
-Mayora Indah Tbk (Indonesia)
Mayora Indah Tbk, known for its Torabiko coffee brand, distributes to 90 countries worldwide.
-Allanasons (India)
Alanasons has been India's leading exporter of green Coffee for a number of consecutive years, with exports in the ranging between 24000 tons to 30000 tons per annum.
-Ugacof (U) Ltd (Uganda)
Ugacof is one of Uganda's leading coffee exporters, having , having exported 625,986 bags in 2015.
-Horra Trading (Ethiopia)
Horra Trading is Ethiopia's leading coffee exporter, having already exported 18,748 tons of coffee in total. The company's coffee exports have also been growing on average by more than 80% per annum.
POSSIBLE FURTHER RESEARCH
While we were not able to provide a complete and thorough research on the coffee trade, we have some suggestions for further research.
-Coffee trade focusing on specific countries or continents and finding the relevant traders in those areas
-Creating a spreadsheet of countries and the coffee they export by quantity and type of coffee
-Creating a spreadsheet to compare traders in one country or across multiple countries based on quantity, type of coffee, or any other metric you are interested in
CONCLUSION
While we were not able to give you a complete brief regarding the world coffee export we were able to determine the top 10 coffee exporting countries by the quantity. We were also able to locate the top traders for 7 of the 10 top coffee exporting countries and two different trade maps.