Coffee in the
World
1998/99 world-wide
coffee crop production estimates are for some 107.5
million bags, and Brazil should take a 31.5%
share, making it the major producer and major
exporter (with more than 21% of international
trade and an income of 2 billion dollars).
The principal
consumer of Brazilian coffee is Germany, followed
by the United States, Italy, and Japan. These
four alone account for more than half of our
total exports.
The major producer
of soluble coffee in the world is the United
States with 30%, followed by Brazil with 20%. But
Brazil is the only large producer directed to the
foreign market and is responsible for 60% of the
soluble coffee sold internationally.
In the soluble
coffee segment, Russia is the major consumer of
Brazilian coffee, followed by the United States,
Japan and Germany. These four major importers
consume more than half of our exports.
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