
(Today Colombia) Between August 2015 and July 2016, the harvest exceeded 14.1 million bags of 60 kilos, up 8% compared with the almost 13.1 million bags harvested in the same period last year.
From a statement issued by the Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia:
Although in July the effects of recent El Niño phenomenon, coupled with the transport strike, strongly impacted both the volume of Colombian coffee production as well as exports of the grain, production recorded in the last 12 months grew.
Between August 2015 and July 2016, the coffee harvest exceeded 14.1 million bags of 60 kilos, up 8% compared with almost the 13.1 million bags harvested in the same period last year.