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Uganda’s merchandise export earnings up by 11.0% — report
According to the finance ministry’s performance of the economy report for July 2026, this increment was on account of higher earnings from gold, cotton, electricity, tobacco, maize and flowers.
Uganda’s merchandise export earnings up by 11.0% — report
By: Umar Kashaka, Journalist @New Vision
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Uganda’s merchandise export earnings in June this year amounted to $1.284 million, the latest official figures show.
It was an increment of 11.0% from $1.156 million a month earlier.
According to the finance ministry’s performance of the economy report for July 2026, this increment was on account of higher earnings from gold, cotton, electricity, tobacco, maize and flowers.
Conversely, coffee export receipts declined by 36.3% to $184.43 million in June 2026, compared to $289.60 million in June 2025.
The decline was driven by both lower coffee export volumes and prices.
Conversely, coffee export receipts declined by 36.3% to $184.43 million in June 2026, compared to $289.60 million in June 2025.
The decline was driven by both lower coffee export volumes and prices.
Coffee export volumes dropped, from 1,014,062 sixty-kilogramme bags in June 2025 to 773,308 sixty-kilogramme bags in June 2026, partly due to dry weather conditions which affected some coffee crops.
The average coffee price also fell from $4.76 per kilogramme in June 2025 to $3.97 per kilogramme in June 2026, reflecting declining international coffee prices.
The lower international prices were largely attributed to increased supply from key coffee producing countries such as Brazil and Vietnam.
Italy remained the leading destination for Uganda’s coffee exports, accounting for 31.3% of total coffee exports. It was followed by Sudan (12.9%), Germany (7.9%), India (6.5%), and Morocco (5.0%).
The average coffee price also fell from $4.76 per kilogramme in June 2025 to $3.97 per kilogramme in June 2026, reflecting declining international coffee prices.
The lower international prices were largely attributed to increased supply from key coffee producing countries such as Brazil and Vietnam.
Italy remained the leading destination for Uganda’s coffee exports, accounting for 31.3% of total coffee exports. It was followed by Sudan (12.9%), Germany (7.9%), India (6.5%), and Morocco (5.0%).