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Association
of coffee producing countries
At the end of
colonial period the production of coffee
in the various countries was still
growing. This had as consequence the
lowering of prices, except during periods
with poor harvests, where prices rose.
This is why the 24
September 1993 in Brasilia was founded the
association of coffee producing countries
(APPC). This association included an
agreement of 28 countries largest
producers of coffee in the world. These
countries accounted for 85% of world
production of coffee and were: Angola,
Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo,
Costa Rica, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana ,
Guatemala, Honduras Indonesia, Madagascar,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda,
Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Zaire.
The main purpose
of the APPC was groped to raise prices by
limiting exports during periods of low
prices.
This tool,
however, proved to be weak because not all
countries participated and why the 80% of
trade was controlled by a small number of
transactional company, which had the power
to impose their conditions for the
purchase and sale of coffee.
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