Ethiopia earns $908m from coffee export in 6 months

Addis Ababa, Jan. 20, ’25 (Xinhua/TNZ) Ethiopia has earned $908 million in revenue from coffee exports over the past six months, state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported on Monday.

The East African nation exported over 200,000 tonnes of coffee in first half of the 2024/25 Ethiopian fiscal year.

Ethiopian fiscal year began on July 8, the agency quoted Shafi Umar, Deputy Director-General of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA), as saying.

Umar attributed the significant increase in coffee production to the government’s reforms in the coffee sector.

The reforms have focused on enhancing both production volumes and quality.

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Umar noted that the target for the period was to earn $714 million by exporting over 133,000 tonnes of coffee.

Ethiopia, the birthplace of Arabica coffee, earned more than $1.4 billion from coffee exports in the previous fiscal year.

It is projecting $2 billion in revenue from coffee exports in the current year, with plans to export 400,000 tonnes.

Data from ECTA indicates that Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Korea, the United States, Germany and Japan remain Ethiopia’s primary coffee export destinations.

China, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan are emerging as key markets for Ethiopian coffee. (Xinhua)