date:Aug 08, 2014
60-kg bags in the 2013/2014 season, according to the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association. Harvesting of the 2014/2015 crop is due to begin from late October, with output expected at around 23 million bags.
Vietnam, the largest robusta producer, competes with Indonesia in the robusta market. The bitter-tasting robusta beans are either blended with higher-quality arabica for a lower-cost brewed coffee or processed into instant coffee.
While local demand dominated physical trading in Indonesia t