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World coffee output to rise by 2.4 per cent, report says

Global output for the current crop year was pegged at 156.6 million 60-kg bags, up from the USDA’s June estimate of 155.7 and up from 2015-16 at 152.9 million bags.PHOTO: COURTESY

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it forecast global 2016-17 coffee production up 2.4 per cent from a year ago, with a record arabica crop in top grower Brazil more than offsetting smaller robusta harvests.

Global output for the current crop year was pegged at 156.6 million 60-kg bags, up from the USDA’s June estimate of 155.7 and up from 2015-16 at 152.9 million bags.

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