44 percent of coffee consumed in Colombia is imported

Colombian exports in 2010 totaled 8.9 million bags, while for domestic consumption is imported 579,733 bags (34,784 tonnes). And although this is only 6.9 percent of export volume accounts for 44.5 percent of domestic consumption, according to the manager of the Federation of Coffee Growers, Luis Genaro Muñoz, was 1.3 million bags ( 78,000 tons) in 2010. Read Article