Thursday, August 07, 2008
Costa Rica Cofffee Bean Crop seen down 5.5% in 2008/09
According to estimates by the Costa Rican Coffee Institute, or Icafe, Costa Rican coffee production in the next harvest cycle (2008-09) is likely to drop 5.5% to 1,773,451 bags compared to a total output of 1,875,977 bags in the previous cycle.
Exports from the 2007-08 harvest, meanwhile, are still on track to reach 1,709,710 bags, up 16% from 2006-07 exports of 1,471,742 bags, an Icafe official said.
Exports from the 2007-08 harvest, meanwhile, are still on track to reach 1,709,710 bags, up 16% from 2006-07 exports of 1,471,742 bags, an Icafe official said.