Uganda May coffee exports 286,668 bags, down 15pc yr/yr

KAMPALA: Uganda exported 286,668 bags of coffee in May, down 15 percent from the 393,783 bags exported in May of last year, a source at coffee regulator UCDA said on Monday.

"It is at the tail-end of harvest in the south and south western region so yields are also declining and heavy rains in some parts of the region also disrupted transportation of stocks from rural areas," the source at the state agency said.

The exports were worth $35.9 million, down from $48.2 million earned from sale of beans in May 2013, the source said.