In June 2019 Reuters Africa reported a USDA outlook saying Ethiopia’s coffee exports for 2019/20 were set to rise to a record high, reflecting larger exportable supply from Africa’s top arabica producer.
Coffee remains Ethiopia’s main agricultural foreign-exchange earner, so the USDA forecast mattered for readers who track harvests, prices, and how much hard currency farms send into the national accounts.
Kept as agribusiness archive, the Reuters/USDA note dates the mid-2019 expectation of a record Ethiopian coffee export year.
Sources: Reuters / USDA via Reuters Africa