The numbers behind
Africa's largest coffee exporter.
Uganda's coffee sector is in its strongest export cycle on record. The figures below are drawn from the official monthly reporting of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority — the same data our contracts, pricing and shipment planning are built on.
Coffee exported in the 12 months to April 2026
Value of Uganda's coffee exports over the same period
Average export price achieved in April 2026
Companies that shipped coffee in April 2026
591,687 bags shipped in a single month.
Total export value of US$ 155.54 million (UGX 578.11 billion), split across both species.
- ROBUSTA
- 463,361 bags
- US$ 107.71 million
- ARABICA
- 128,326 bags
- US$ 47.83 million
Robusta volume, Arabica premium.
463,361 bags — the backbone of Uganda's export volume, grown around the Lake Victoria crescent.
128,326 bags — highland Arabica from Mount Elgon, Rwenzori, West Nile and the South West.
Where Ugandan coffee lands.
Italy remains Uganda's single largest market, followed by Germany and Belgium.
Sudan and regional markets absorb a growing share of Ugandan Robusta.
India, Morocco-bound blends and emerging Far East buyers.
North America, the Middle East and Oceania.
FARM GATE
Prices paid to Ugandan growers, April 2026.
Indicative farm-gate prices.
Farm-gate levels set the floor for every export contract. Mount Elgon A+ lots continue to command the highest prices in the country.
- Robusta Kiboko (dried cherry)UGX 5,750 / kg
- Robusta FAQUGX 11,750 / kg
- Arabica parchmentUGX 15,750 / kg
- Drugar (dry Ugandan Arabica)UGX 14,500 / kg
- Mt. Elgon A+ (highest recorded)US$ 7.02 / kg
How the sector is built.
Coffee is grown almost entirely by smallholders, most farming under two hectares.
Uganda leads the continent by export volume and ranks inside the global top ten.
Bimodal rainfall means fresh crop is available from somewhere in the country almost every month.
UCDA reports on a coffee year beginning in October; 2025/26 is the current cycle.
Source: Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) Monthly Coffee Report — April 2026. Figures are updated as UCDA publishes each monthly report.
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