Uganda coffee exports up 7pc year-on-year in November

• The east African country shipped 438,815 60-KG bags of the beans, up from 409,940 bags exported in same month a year ago.
• Ugandan is Africa's largest exporter of the beans followed by Ethiopia and the commodity is the country's second biggest source of foreign exchange after gold.

KAMPALA: Uganda's coffee exports rose 7pc in November from the same month last year, boosted by favourable weather and traders releasing higher volumes to meet outstanding obligations for the year, according to a report by a state-run sector regulator.

The east African country shipped 438,815 60-KG bags of the beans, up from 409,940 bags exported in same month a year ago, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) said in the report seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Ugandan is Africa's largest exporter of the beans followed by Ethiopia and the commodity is the country's second biggest source of foreign exchange after gold.