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Brazil to import robusta coffee from Vietnam

Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture’s manager in charge of coffee Silvio Farnesi has said that the government has approved the importation of robusta coffee, including those from Vietnam
Brazil to import robusta coffee from Vietnam ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – BrazilianMinistry of Agriculture’s manager in charge of coffee Silvio Farnesi has saidthat the government has approved the importation of robusta coffee for thefirst time in history, including those from Vietnam, in order to meet domesticdemand for instant coffee production.

The approval on February 15 forcedimported robusta to be subject to a 2 percent tariff.

Brazil plans to import one millionsacks of coffee, each equivalent to 60kg, by this May with a maximum 250,000sacks per month.

As the world’s top green coffeeproducer and instant coffee exporter, Brazil produced 49.6 million sacks ofcoffee, up 14.8 percent annually. However, robusta, accounting for 17 percentof the total production, were packed into 8.3 million sacks, down 25 percentfrom 2015 and hitting a low record in the past 12 years.

Arabica is mainly used for roastedand ground coffee production while robusta is for instant coffee.-VNA
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