Waiting for Indonesian Coffee

Taking a long flight from London, International Coffee Organization Executive Director Roberio Silva wanted to convey some important news: the world was waiting for Indonesian coffee. He explained that coffee trading for 2015-2016 at the London Commodities Exchange had just ended, noting that the world demand for coffee reached 151.3 million sacks (60 kilogram sacks). Meanwhile, supply came to only 148 million sacks.

Silva also believes that Indonesia has the highest potential to fill in the shortage, explaining that Indonesia was the fourth largest producer of coffee in the world, after Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia. At present, the productivity of Indonesian coffee plantations stands at 700 kilogram per hectare annually. This figure can be raised. He said there was plenty of land which could potentially be used for planting coffee.

October 25, 2016