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    The European energy crisis may hit Guatemalan coffee exports

    • Last Update: 2022-11-25
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    The National Coffee Association of Guatemala (Anacafé) recently said that because the coffee exported by Guatemala has not been roasted, in the case of large energy demand in winter and facing an energy crisis, the European market may rearrange the order of energy use, reduce the energy used for coffee roasting, and reduce the demand
    for imported Guatemalan coffee.
     
    Guatemala's "Free Press" reported on November 14 that Gerardo de León, marketing manager at Anacafé, pointed out that due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia cut natural gas exports to Europe, resulting in an energy crisis in Europe and soaring
    energy prices.
     
    For European coffee importers, the most efficient way to roast coffee is to roast with natural gas, which produces more heat than electricity when burned, and the cost of roasting coffee using an electric "heating drum" method is high
    .
    Affected by the energy crisis, European coffee importers complained that their bills had increased fivefold
    .
     
    Juan Luis Barrios, president of Anacafé, stressed that at present, European importers have not reduced their purchases of Guatemalan coffee, nor have they reduced local consumption
    .
    Communication is ongoing between Guatemalan coffee producers and European importers, awaiting a deal, as there is still uncertainty
    about the supply of natural gas beyond the already announced electricity price increase.
     
    Barrios said that although Guatemala has the opportunity to ship roasted coffee from its origin, logistics and quality control will become complicated
    .
    Because the shelf life of coffee is shortened when roasted in the country of origin, efficient packaging and transportation means are required, and Guatemala is not able to estimate the demand for roasted coffee for the
    time being.
     
    According to Anacafé, coffee exports generated $1.
    136 billion in foreign exchange between 2021 and 2022, and 22% of total coffee exports were shipped to Europe
    .
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