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Coffee – one of the world’s most traded commodities
Whether for breakfast in the morning or as a quick pull on the way to work, after lunch at mid-day or to relax in the evening – more than 57 percent of Germans reach for a cup of their favourite hot drink several times a day.
HAMBURG’S MARKETS ■
Consumption totals 162 litres of coffee per head per year, making Germany the world’s third largest consumer market for coffee. The annual world harvest averages around
150 million 60-kilogram sacks of coffee beans. Brazil is the largest grower and consumer of coffee. Internationally, Hamburg is the leading port for green coffee im- ports. Around 700,000 tons of green, as yet un-roasted beans are handled
annually in the Port of Hamburg. Af- ter interim warehousing and some processing by specialist compa- nies, every year around 400,000 tons of green coffee go for ex- port via Hamburg. Coffee is not simply transhipped and stored there, but also traded and roas- ted. Renowned companies such as Darboven and Tchibo have their headquarters in the Hanseatic
City.
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