| Coffee 2009 supply shortfall seen at 6-8 mln bags -ICO |
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KIGALI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The International Coffee Organisation forecasts global demand will stand at 130 million 60-kg bags in 2009, outstripping an expected supply of 124-125 million bags, executive director Nestor Osorio said.
"We are going to see a year in which a deficit of supply could be around 6-8 million bags, consumption will be around 130 million," he said at a coffee conference in Rwanda's capital late on Thursday. (Reporting by Hereward Holland, Editing by Peter Blackburn) |