Ugandas coffee exports dip

Uganda’s coffee exports in October dipped 2.4 percent year on year due to unfavourable weather conditions, the state-run sector regulator said on Friday.

Uganda exported 223,858 60-Kg bags of coffee in October, slightly down from 229,438 bags exported in the same period last year, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) said.

“The month was characterized by heavy rains and sometimes hailstorm evenly distributed throughout most districts,” said a UCDA report. “This has affected coffee drying operations.”

Uganda is Africa’s top exporter of coffee, which is one of its major foreign exchange earners.