Coffee Exports

Costa Rica exports coffee to 50 different countries. During the period 1997-1998, a total of 2,149,964 60-kilogram bags were exported: 61.67% were purchased by countries members of the International Coffee Organization (ICO), while 38.33% was imported by other countries.

Coffee exports - Costa Rica

Coffee year	Coffee exports (60-kilo bags)	FOB price (60-kilo bags)
1993-1994	2,071,167	124,61
1994-1995	1,898,236	216,17
1995-1996	2,538,389	154,97
1996-1997	2,067,148	184,04
1997-1998	2,149,964	201,65

Importing Countries

Major importing countries members of the International Coffee Organization (60-kilo bags):

Import countries &endash; ICO	1996-1997	1997-1998
Belgium	135,221	109,001
Finland	97,636	83,279
France	116,797	87,031
Germany	338,775	303,771
Italy	112,936	140,455
Japan	86,214	67,537
Netherlands	98,972	123,458
Spain	58,479	45,678
Switzerland	72,804	46,291
United Kingdom	125,410	162,518

Other importing countries:

Importing countries	1996-1997	1997-1998
Australia	17,020	20,961
Canada	56,394	57,501
Israel	13,985	18,058
Korea	35,006	32,333
Poland	21,425	6,037
United States	558,105	663,384