Abstract:
Uganda is currently not deriving maximum foreign exchange earnings
from coffee because both the quantity and quality of coffee supplied to the
international market are too low. It is not possible to quantify the
performance of the CMB in achieving maximum prices for the coffee available
to it, because information on daily prices obtained has not been released
to the group. However, inability to deliver coffee on time and the necessity
to meet government funding requirements through pre-financed deals
with traders has resulted in price discounts. Failure to classify coffees
by cup quality, rather than simply by size and density, precludes any price
premia which could be obtained.