EU countries last year spent $11.7B on imported coffee

ISTANBUL

The EU imported 2.7 million tons of coffee last year, worth €10.6 billion ($11.7 billion), Eurostat announced on Tuesday.

While the amount of imported coffee was almost same as the previous year, the value increased from €7.3 billion.

Brazil, Vietnam, and Uganda were top three import sources for the 27-member bloc last year, with shares of 34%, 24%, and 8%, respectively.

Germany was the main importer of coffee, with around a third of these imports, or 33%, followed by Italy with 23% and Belgium with 10%.

"In 2023, over 2.3 million tonnes of coffee, decaffeinated or roasted were produced in the EU," Eurostat said.

The amount was up 15% from 2013, equivalent to around 5 kilograms per inhabitant in 2023, it added.

Italy produced the most roasted coffee in 2023 with 25%, followed by Germany with 22% and France with 6%.

The union's coffee production was worth almost €13 billion.