Colombia coffee output up 14.6pc in January to 1.3mn bags

BOGOTA: Colombia produced 1.3 million 60-kg bags of washed arabica coffee in January, the coffee federation said on Tuesday, up 14.6 percent from the same month a year earlier.

The increase was due to favorable weather conditions, the federation said.

Exports last month were up 14.3 percent from the same month in 2018, to 1.2 million bags.

Colombia produced 13.6 million 60-kg bags of washed arabica coffee in 2018, down 4.5 percent from 2017, production.