Peru exported 6,750,000 quintals of coffee in 2011

The President of the National Coffee Board , Cesar Rivas , revealed that Peru placed in the main coffee-exporting countries, a volume of 6 million 300 thousand quintals in the period January to December 2011. The official explained that this represents a value of 1.550 billion, bringing the country constituted a record in coffee history. “We had an exceptional year, despite strong climate changes and the acute shortage of labor in the harvest months. Both factors led to a smaller harvest than 5% of the total volume equivalent to 350 million pounds, valued at 175 million suns “, Read Article