27/06/2024
coffee gains foothold in with rising popularity: official
Ethiopian coffee is experiencing a surge in popularity within the Chinese market, boasting a 27% average annual increase in sales volume in recent years, according to an Ethiopian official.
Adugna Debela, Director General of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA), highlighted the significant growth. "Just a few years ago," Adugna explained in a recent interview with Xinhua, "Ethiopia was exporting only 8,000 to 10,000 metric tons of coffee annually to China, which placed them at a distant 33rd on our list of importers."
The landscape has dramatically shifted. "Remarkably," Adugna continued, "China has been importing up to 20,000 metric tons of Ethiopian coffee annually for the past two years." This surge has propelled China to become Ethiopia's eighth-largest importer of coffee. Adugna attributes this growth to a flourishing number of Chinese coffee buyers now directly importing from Ethiopia.
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