Tutory work on Ecuadorian coffee exports to Russia made by university students attending Logistics class at Universidad Catolica Santiago de Guayaquil

1. Members:
Carlos Ramos.
Magaly Pincay
5th Semester
Course: C GRADE: 10
Lecturer: Max Galarza

2.  Russia imposed a ban on food imports from the European Union, the United States
and other Western countries that have imposed sanctions on Moscow for its conflict
with Ukraine.
 German food exports to Russia were worth €1.6 billion in 2013, a decline of 14
percent on the year before.
 The trade declined sharply on 2012 - dairy exports fell by 45% and meat products
dropped by 30 %.
 Other important foodstuffs exported to Russia were baked goods, chocolate, coffee
and wine, but they are not set to be affected by the sanctions.
 Fruit and vegetable exports to Russia were worth €29 million in 2013, while fish was
worth €5 million.
 According to Eurostat, combined EU food exports to Russia were worth €11.8 billion
in 2013, less than one percent of all EU exports in total.

6.  The increased consumption of coffee is located concerning the cities of
Russia: Moscow and St Petersburg, where the development of coffee
chains still booming with the growing demand of coffee consumption.
 Preferred by the people in Russia, coffee is instant coffee. There is a great deal
assortment of varieties and brands (Jockey, Grand, Tata Coffee, Milagro, Kaffa,
Nescafé, Garden, Etc.)

7.  Imports from Russia were analyzed in Ecuador of headings 090111,
090121 and 21011 for the period 2011, 2012 and 2013 (January to
May).

8.  Coffee has been produced in Ecuador since 1860. The Jipijapa area, in Manabí, has
been one of the most important places where this product is grown.
 Currently over 100 thousand families are dedicated to coffee production.
 Ecuador has great capacity as a coffee producer, becoming one of the few countries in
the world that exports all varieties of coffee: washed arabica, natural arabica and
robusta.
 Due to its geographical location, Ecuador produces one of the best coffees in South
America and one of the most demanded in Europe.
 The different ecosystems of Ecuador has allowed the coffee plantations to take place
all around the country, even in the Galapagos Islands.
 Regarding seasonality, arabica coffee production is from march to October, while
robusta production is from February until November.

9. Among the main varieties produced in Ecuador are:
Washed Arabica: El Oro, Manabí, Loja, Guayas and Zamora Chinchipe.
Natural Arabica: Loja, Manabí, El Oro, Los Ríos and Guayas.
Robusta: Pichincha, Orellana, Sucumbíos, Guayas, Los Ríos and Napo.
Industrialized (soluble): Guayas and Manabí

13. Net Bibliography
http://www.hoy.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/rusia-y-ecuador-ya-se-cortejan-comercialmente-http://www.ecuadorinmediato.com/index.php?
module=Noticias&func=news_user_view&id=2818767657&umt=frutas_ver
duras_cafe_y_cacao_podria_exportar_ecuador_a_rusia
http://www.proecuador.gob.ec/en/buyers/ecuador-exportable-offer/coffee/
http://www.thelocal.de/20140807/merkel-presses-putin-for-ceasefire-in-teeth-
of-sanctions
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/06/russia-bans-imports-eu-us-sanctions