Merchandise exports
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 deficitMore Merchandise exports
Little coronavirus effect on demand for Uganda’s coffee
Exports of coffee, Uganda's most valuable locally produced export commodity, increased in April compared to the same month last year but declined from March due to logistical issues caused by the lockdown
Goods imports, exports fall to record lows
Uganda's goods imports dropped at the sharpest rate since May 1999 in March, leading to the narrowest merchandise trade deficit in 12 months, according to data released by the central bank
Coffee export growth continues apace
Uganda's coffee exports grew strongly in March compared to a year earlier, figures from the regulator showed, but declined from the previous month due to a fall in prices
February coffee exports rise at fastest rate in 28 months
Uganda's coffee exports grew at the fastest rate in 28 months in February as a good harvest in the central and eastern regions led to an increase in production, according to Uganda Coffee Development Authority figures
Goods trade deficit narrows in December as imports fall for third straight month
The Uganda goods trade deficit with its international partners contracted for the third straight month in December on a decline in goods imports, according to figures from the Bank of Uganda
Exports rise most in 2 years in 2019 on surge in gold shipments
Uganda's export growth rose to a two-year high last year as a surge in gold shipments helped shake off the effects of a border crisis with Rwanda, preliminary data show
Imports and exports both fall as trade deficit narrows in October
The Uganda goods trade deficit narrowed for the second time in three months in October as both exports and imports declined, according to data from the Bank of Uganda
Uganda trade deficit falls as imports slide to 5-month low
Uganda's merchandise exports posted their fastest growth in three months in July as imports eased, leading to a slowdown in the merchandise trade deficit
UN report links Uganda to smuggled DRC gold, says exports are underdeclared
Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi are the main transit routes of gold smuggled from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Dubai, according to a new United Nations report
Venezuelan gold behind Uganda’s best ever monthly exports
In March, Uganda's merchandise exports surged to $604.4mn from $296.3mn in the previous month, driven by a jump in gold exports to their highest level ever
