EU imported pound 10.6 bn in 2.7 mn tonnes of coffee from non-EU countries last year: Eurostat

BRUSSELS: In 2023, the EU imported 2.7 million tonnes of coffee from non-EU countries, worth pound 10.6 billion. The amount remained almost stable compared with 2013 (also 2.7 million tonnes), but the value increased significantly from 7.3 billion in 2013 to 10.6 billion in 2023, according to figures released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, to mark the International Coffee Day, celebrated each year on the first day of October. Most of the coffee imported in 2023 came from 2 countries: Brazil (921 900 tonnes, or 34 percent of the total extra-EU imports) and Vietnam (652 000 tonnes, or 24 percent). Around a third of these imports were made by Germany (911 300 tonnes imported, or 33 percent of the total extra-EU imports), followed by Italy (624 600 tonnes, 23 percent), Belgium (278 200 tonnes, 10 percent), Spain (249 500 tonnes, 9 percent) and France (184 000 tonnes, 7 percent). In 2023, over 2.3 million tonnes of coffee, decaffeinated or roasted (including coffee substitutes) were produced in the EU. The amount has increased by 15 percent compared with 2013 (1.9 million tonnes), equivalent to around 5 kilograms per inhabitant in 2023. The EU's coffee production was worth almost pound 13 billion. Source: Emirates News Agency