Ethiopian Coffee Export News

Jul 16, 2026

ECTA data show Ethiopia shipped 47,836 tonnes of coffee worth $347 million to China in the 2025/26 fiscal year, moving China ahead of the United States and into third place behind Saudi Arabia and Germany.

Jul 13, 2026

The ICO's June 2026 market report shows Ethiopian coffee shipments slowed from February through May as lower prices reduced stock-release incentives, even as tight Arabica inventories and weather risks kept the global market volatile.

Jul 3, 2026

"It is accomplished!" declared Agriculture Minister Addisu Arega as Ethiopia hit its historic $3 billion coffee export target for the 2025/26 fiscal year - up from $2.65 billion the previous year, with coffee providing roughly one-third of total expo...

Jun 30, 2026

Arabica futures jumped 6.71% after extreme rainfall in Brazil's Minas Gerais halted harvesting, with ICE inventories at a 2.25-year low of 377,465 bags - a price swing with direct implications for Ethiopian coffee exporters and buyers.

Jun 27, 2026

Stakeholders convened at the Ministry of Agriculture to discuss a new five-year national coffee development package aiming to raise productivity from 900 kg to 2,100 kg per hectare and double annual coffee export earnings from $3 billion to $6 billio...