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Firmer prices cushion fall in Uganda’s August coffee exports

Uganda's coffee exports fell 13.6 per cent in August as the ICO pointed to a record 2024/25 base and the agriculture minister to drought in growing areas
Rows of filled burlap coffee bags prepared for export shipment, showing company branding, stacked in a warehouse.

February coffee exports rise sharply as volumes climb despite softer prices

February coffee shipments increased significantly, with arabica gains offsetting softer prices amid a more favourable global supply outlook
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Arabica surge cushions fall in robusta coffee exports in January

Uganda’s January coffee exports rose slightly as arabica gains offset a decline in robusta, while global prices eased on improved supply outlook
Jute bags containing coffee beans in a café storage area

October coffee exports surge 38% as arabica earnings double

Uganda's coffee exports jumped 38 per cent in October, driven by an abundant harvest and surging arabica prices that more than doubled earnings from the premium bean
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Coffee prices drag down earnings despite export uptick

Uganda’s coffee exports rose at the slowest pace in nine months in August, while falling global prices—especially for robusta beans—led to the first drop in earnings since March 2024
Jute bags containing coffee beans in a café storage area

Coffee exports rose to a fresh high in June, report says

Uganda's coffee exports hit a new record in June, driven by a good harvest in most coffee-growing regions, particularly in the Greater Masaka area and the south-west of the country
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Goods trade gap shrinks for fifth month in a row

Uganda's goods trade deficit shrank for the fifth straight month in May as exports grew faster than imports into the country, according to central bank data
A woman harvests coffee berries in Yangambi, DR Congo

May saw a surge in coffee exports, driven by a bumper harvest in Masaka and south-western regions

Ugandan coffee exports rose in May due to a successful main harvest in Masaka and the south-western regions, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority said in a recent statement
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Merchandise trade deficit slows down on stronger exports

Goods trade exports rose at their fastest rate in 14 months in April, offsetting a surge in goods imports and slowing down the growth of Uganda's merchandise trade deficit

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11 October 2023

Coffee exports climb 15% in September

A strong robusta crop harvest in the south western-region boosted Uganda's coffee exports by 15% in September

Jute bags containing coffee beans in a café storage area
18 September 2023

Coffee exports hit record high in August

Coffee exports surged to a record high as exporters unloaded stockpiles to take advantage of high global prices, boosted by a bountiful harvest in the south-western region

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7 September 2023

Trade deficit narrows on higher gold exports

Increase in gold exports in July allowed outbound merchandise to outpace a gain in goods imports

Containers at Mombasa Port in Kenya
23 August 2023

Coffee exports rise, spurred by higher robusta prices

Strong Robusta prices drive Uganda's July coffee exports to their highest levels since August 2021

Coffee berries on plant
4 March 2022

Trade deficit in goods widens in January

Uganda's merchandise trade deficit increased at the fastest rate in seven months in January as goods exports fell while inbound shipments rose for the first time since July 2021

Blue and red cargo ship on sea during daytime
7 February 2022

Trade deficit narrows in December

The Uganda merchandise trade deficit narrowed for the second consecutive month in December as gold imports and exports recorded steep declines

Export containers at a port.
15 October 2021

Coffee exports rise in September

Ugandan coffee exports rose in September amid a bump in robusta yields, according to the Uganda Coffee Development Agency

Coffee berries on plant
19 April 2021

Coffee exports continue growing on bumper harvest

Coffee bean exports from Uganda rose at their fastest rate in three months in March on the back of a bumper robusta crop

Coffee Beans in Jute
17 March 2021

Coffee exports rebound in February

Africa's top coffee exporter registered the highest monthly shipments this year in February following the fruition of newly planted coffee and favourable weather

Coffee berries on plant
16 March 2021

Merchandise trade in January shrinks as election concerns take toll

The Uganda monthly goods trade deficit narrowed at the sharpest rate since 2019 in May as both exports and imports fell, most certainly due to election-related uncertainty

Export containers at a port.