Domestic consumption in producing countries

Domestic consumption in producing countries is estimated to have risen from about 26 million bags in 2000/01 to over 38 million bags at present. The bulk of this increase is attributed to growth in the internal market in Brazil, which has increased from 13 million bags to more than 18 million bags over the same period – about half of all coffee consumed in producing countries. Industry sources point to the growth in real disposable incomes in Brazil and a policy of using better quality coffee for the internal markets as important factors behind this growth.

Elsewhere in Latin America, consumption is constrained by relatively low urban income levels although there has been some growth in Mexico and consumption remains reasonably substantial in Colombia.

By comparison consumption in Africa is negligible with the exception of Ethiopia, where there is a long and well-established tradition of coffee drinking.

In Asia, total consumption is reasonably high in India, Indonesia and the Philippines, although per capita consumption levels are relatively low.  

Source: ICO and own estimates