Agriculture · QonnaSeptember 16, 2026
US$2,376

A Guji lot sets a coffee record at the online specialty auction

Bunni Gujii gatii rikardii ga'e

A farmer reaches up to check the coffee cherries on a branch
DFID - UK Department for International Development · CC BY 2.0

A smallholder checks his coffee cherries near Awassa, southern Ethiopia. Illustration: not the Guji lot in this story.

ByThe Ensight deskCompiled from the sources named · 1 min read

Posted 6 Meskerem 2019 E.C. · 11:00 EAT (5:00 Ethiopian time) · Published by Ensight (Mo Creatives) · Photograph DFID - UK Department for International Development · CC BY 2.0

The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority reported a record price of US$2,376 a kilogram, about ETB 380,000, for a Guji lot sold on the M-Cultivo auction. Coffee earned the country US$3 billion in the year to 7 July against US$2.65 billion the year before. The European deforestation regulation applies to large operators from 30 December, inside the current shipping season.

Source: Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority

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