29 September - Coffee Day in Poland
The Netherlands is the first coffee export destination from Poland (in terms of value)!
29 September is celebrated worldwide as the Coffee Day!
Coffee is one of the most frequently consumed beverages (approximately 42.6 liters per person per year, including 12.6 liters of roasted coffee and 30 liters of instant coffee, with the average consumption of coffee per person in the world is approx. 9 kg). It is estimated that 70% total world coffee production is exported. However, in the first nine months of the 2019/2020 coffee season (October 2019 to June 2020), coffee exports fell by 5.1% to 95.36 million bags compared to 100.46 million bags in the same period of the 2018/2019 season. Most of the coffee is still exported as green coffee, which accounts for 90.4% of all coffee beans shipped.
World production
The largest producing and exporting countries in 2019 were Brazil (4.5 billion US dollars), Vietnam (2.4 billion dollars) and Colombia (2.3 billion dollars), while the largest importing countries were the US (USD 8 billion)), Germany (USD 3.2 billion)) and France (USD 2.7 billion) and world coffee production in the 2019/2020 season amounted to 169.34 million bags, 2.2% less than in the previous year. The production of Arabica decreased by 5% to 95.99 million bags, while the production of Robusta increased by 1.9% to 73.36 million bags.
In recent years, the increase in the value of coffee sales was driven by the HoReCa sector (coffee houses, restaurants), which is particularly important for this segment. Due to the redefinition of coffee consumption, from quick consumption to the search for special taste sensations, it has led to premiumization in the coffee market and an increase in retail prices.
- The pandemic has caused an unprecedented supply and demand shock in the global coffee market. Coffee prices have been very volatile since March 2020, mainly as a result of supply chain disruptions. The initial jump was followed by a decline that could signal a likely decline in coffee demand as a result of the HoReCa closure, followed by the recession that now affects many coffee importing countries. Due to social distancing and blocking measures, there has been a shift from local consumption (e.g. in restaurants, canteens, coffee houses and bars) to sale and home delivery. In turn, increased consumption of coffee at home helped to limit the decline in demand, but in the second half of the coffee year, the market is grappling with the pressure resulting from the global economic slowdown and a limited recovery in consumption outside the home, as reported by Karolina Załuska, Food & Agri analyst at BNP Paribas Bank.
Polish market
The value of the coffee market in Poland is estimated at around PLN 6 billion. In 2019, imports to Poland amounted to 181 000 tonnes with a value of EUR 516.26 million. Including 56.6 thous. tonnes for EUR 285.5 million of roasted coffee (31% of total imports). Coffee was mainly imported from Germany (74.2 thousand tonnes, 42.7% of the value of Polish imports), Italy (10 thousand tonnes, 13.4% of the value of Polish imports), Vietnam (46.6 thousand tonnes, 13% of the value of Polish imports) and Brazil (19.7 thousand tonnes, 7.7% of the value of Polish imports). Coffee imports to Poland account for 1.9% of world import, which gives the country the 14th position in the world among coffee importing countries.
Coffee exports from Poland in 2019 amounted to almost 64.000 tonnes for 289,5 million euro, including 61 000 tonnes of roasted coffee for 278.9 million euro; And it went mainly to the Netherlands (8.7 thousand tonnes, 19% of the value of Polish exports), Germany (11.1 thousand tonnes, 17.5% of the value of Polish exports), Ukraine (9.7 thousand tonnes, 11% value of Polish exports) and the Czech Republic (8 000 tonnes, 9.3% of the value of Polish exports). Coffee production in Poland in 2019 amounted to 98.1 thousand tons and was less by 7% year to year.
According to Mintel data, 94.4 million kg of coffee worth PLN 4.03 billion (retail sales) were sold in Poland last year. Over 66% Poles regularly drink coffee, and half of them start their day with it (according to Food Research Institute data). In terms of coffee consumption, Poland ranks 11th in the world, and the average Pole drinks about 95 liters of coffee per year (brewed from about 2.5 kg of beans).
Source: farmer.pl