Uganda coffee exports drop 20 year/yr in July

NAIROBI: Uganda's coffee exports fell 20 percent to 314,304 60-kg bags of coffee in July compared with the same month in 2013 due to drought, regulator Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) said on Thursday.

Coffee exports earned a total $37.8 million compared with $45 million in July 2013, a UCDA source said.

Between October 2013 to July 2014, coffee exports stood at 3,028,534 bags compared with 3,039,934 bags that were exported in the year ago period, the UCDA said.