JAKARTA
\nIndonesia has become Egypt\u2019s main source of coffee, authorities said on Tuesday, as annual exports reached nearly $93 million, or about 43 percent of the market.
\nIndonesia is the world\u2019s fourth-largest coffee producer and Asia\u2019s second-biggest. In 2023, the Southeast Asian nation exported around 276,000 metric tons of the commodity worth almost $916 million, according to the Central Statistics Agency.
\nEgypt was the second-biggest export destination for Indonesian coffee, just behind the US, accounting for about 5.2 percent of the country\u2019s total coffee exports.
\n\u201cIndonesian coffee has successfully dominated the Egyptian market. Total export value reached $92.96 million, making Indonesia the biggest coffee-exporting country to Egypt in 2023,\u201d Indonesian Ambassador in Cairo Lutfi Rauf said in a statement.
\n\u201cThis shows how Indonesian coffee products are loved by Egyptian consumers. The unique aroma and flavor are the main factors attracting consumers from Egypt.\u201d
\nIndonesian officials held an annual meeting with Egyptian coffee buyers in Damanhour over the weekend, as they seek to foster good trade relations.
\n\u201cWe hope to continue and to improve trade relations. If there are any challenges, everything can be discussed well for the prosperity and welfare of the people of both countries,\u201d Rauf said.
\nIndonesian officials have been increasing trade engagement with Egypt as a gateway for exports to other African countries in recent years, while Indonesian coffee producers are seeking to further their exports to the Middle East amid rising interest from the region.
\nHariyanto, a coffee exporter from East Java province, said promotion efforts by the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo have helped boost the popularity of Indonesian coffee in Egypt.
\n\u201cEgypt is a great market, and now there is a high demand for Indonesian-origin coffee products,\u201d Hariyanto, a coffee exporter from East Java province, told Arab News.
\n\u201cEgyptians found a match in Indonesian-origin coffee, as there is a good fit in terms of price and taste.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JAKARTA Indonesia has become Egypt\u2019s main source of coffee, authorities said on Tuesday, as annual exports reached nearly $93 million, or about 43 percent of the market. Indonesia is the world\u2019s fourth-largest coffee producer and Asia\u2019s second-biggest. In 2023, the Southeast Asian nation exported around 276,000 metric tons of the commodity worth almost $916 million, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-400646","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n