Coffee

Ethiopia is known to be the birthplace for coffee. Coffee is the major export commodity cultivated in Ethiopia. Coffee grown in Ethiopia is known all over the world for it excellent quality and flavor. Today, Ethiopia stands as the biggest coffee producer and exporter in Africa and amongst the leading in the world.
Coffee Arabica is the most commonly cultivated species in Ethiopia.

Coffee Varieties: The type and grade of coffee is highly diverse in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is the producer for the several renowned varieties of coffee including Sidama, Yirgacheffe, jimma and Harar. Apart from these, there are several other famous varieties that Ethiopia produces. The Ethiopian coffee is processed in two ways, washed processing and the sundried processing.

In 2019 Ethiopia exported $831 Million worth of coffee ranking it among the top 10 coffee exporters world wide. Top importers of Ethiopian coffee were Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Switzerland, France and Belgium.