Coffee exports to Algeria rise high
Thứ Tư, 16/11/2016, 16:10
Coffee tops among Vietnam’s export items to Algeria, accounting for 30% of market shares of the northern African country.
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According to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, exports to Algeria in the first ten months of this year increased by 8% to US$225.36 million, of which coffee made up US$98.4 million or 57,007 tons, up 81% in volume and 66% in value against the same period last year.
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Coffee is a favourable drink of the Algerian people. A person consumes around 3kg of coffee annually.
Algeria imports around 130,000 tons of coffee worth US$300 million every year. The imported raw coffee is processed at Algerian factories according to the tastes of citizens. Robusta coffee makes up more than 85% of the total volume of imported coffee.
Major coffee suppliers for Algeria are Vietnam, Ivory Coast, Indonesia, Brazil, Italy and Cameroon.
