A quick trip over the Costa Rica coffee industry

A quick trip over the Costa Rica coffee industry

Historical production:

1.800.000

2.000.000

2.200.000

2.400.000

2.600.000

2.800.000

3.000.000

3.200.000

3.400.000

3.600.000

3.800.000

1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

2.111.600

1.939.000

2.103.300

2.383.000

2.245.500

1.828.000

1.500.000

1.600.000

1.700.000

1.800.000

1.900.000

2.000.000

2.100.000

2.200.000

2.300.000

2.400.000

2.500.000

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Organic production trend:

0

2.000

4.000

6.000

8.000

10.000

12.000

14.000

16.000

18.000

20.000

1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2012/13

Number of growers:

50.000

55.000

60.000

65.000

70.000

75.000

80.000

1995/96 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2006/07 2008/09 2011/12

Coffee regions:

Production per region (qq):

259882

639993

69881

445095

230508

535662

608847

115.675

628.498

28.675

153.000

88.232

331.180

504.375

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

Coto Brus Tarrazu Guanacaste Perez Zeledon Turrialba Central valley West valley

2003/04 2010/2012 average 2013/14 estimate

Sector structure:

95

34 38

184

93

57

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Millers Exporters Roasters

1995/96 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2006/07 2008/09 2011/12

Export vs Local consumption:

84,49% 81,42%

15,51% 18,58%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

Export Local

Amount of miller per region:

45

5

11 13 12

9

36

49

62

14

50

16

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Central valley West valley Tarrazu Turrialba Coto brus Other

2002/03 2012/13

Average production per miller:

10.000

12.000

14.000

16.000

18.000

20.000

22.000

24.000

26.000

28.000

30.000

2003/04 2004/05 2011/12

Total of millers:

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

2003/04 2004/05 2011/1280

100

120

140

160

180

200

2003/04 2004/05 2011/12

Total of millers Less than 5 fanegas millers

Productivity (QQ/hect,):

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2012/13

Export destination:

43,70%

15,40%

8,10% 7,10% 4,10%

53,80%

5,40% 4,10% 2,50%

13,00%

0,00%

10,00%

20,00%

30,00%

40,00%

50,00%

60,00%

USA Germany Italy Japan Belgium

2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2008/09 2011/12

Net price paid to growers:

$40,00

$60,00

$80,00

$100,00

$120,00

$140,00

$160,00

$180,00

$200,00

$220,00

2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

How coffee is paid: The growers deliver the same day of picking the cherry to the millers based on an ‘adelanto’. This partial payment represents a forecast of what the final price could be after fixation of the export contract and deduction of export cost and taxes. The price paid to the growers is called ‘Rieles’, meaning FOB – Export Costs and Icafe taxes. Depending on the miller and the average FOB price, a price adjustment can be done after the harvest, every two month. Contract are registered to the Icafe after each and any price fixation. Icafe will calculate the average and final price for each mill. This report is public. At the end of the year (September), the final price to be paid to the growers by the millers will have to be approved by Icafe.

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