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CommoditiesEconomy

Softer global prices weigh on March coffee export revenues

Uganda posted higher coffee export volumes in March, but revenues declined as global prices eased on improved supply expectations
A detailed shot of the coffee brewing process, showing golden-brown bubbles forming on saturated grounds in a manual pour-over dripper.
Commodities

February coffee exports rise sharply as volumes climb despite softer prices

February coffee shipments increased significantly, with arabica gains offsetting softer prices amid a more favourable global supply outlook
Rows of filled burlap coffee bags prepared for export shipment, showing company branding, stacked in a warehouse.
CommoditiesEconomyTrade

Uganda shilling weakens sharply as oil prices and global risk sentiment shift

Rising oil prices and shifting investor sentiment drive Uganda shilling to weakest level since mid-2024
A stack of Ugandan shilling banknotes—50,000, 20,000, 10,000, and 5,000—arranged in a currency counting machine.
AgricultureCommodities

UN-backed Shs3.7bn initiative targets Uganda’s coffee seed system overhaul

A €850,000 UNIDO-led initiative targets Uganda’s coffee seed systems to boost yields, farmer incomes and export stability
A man in a checked shirt harvests yellow coffee cherries from a coffee plant in Uganda.
Commodities

Arabica surge cushions fall in robusta coffee exports in January

Uganda’s January coffee exports rose slightly as arabica gains offset a decline in robusta, while global prices eased on improved supply outlook
A cup of espresso being made in a café
CommoditiesEconomyEnergy, Oil & GasTrade

Uganda’s oil moment approaches — but the risks are multiplying

Uganda's first oil is due in H2 2026, but timing risks, fiscal pressures, and a Middle East conflict cloud the outlook
The offices of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in Kampala
CommoditiesEconomyEnergy, Oil & GasOpinion

Stanbic analysts see opportunity for disciplined investors amid global unrest

Stanbic analysts say Middle East war poses real risks for Uganda's exports, currency, and inflation — but also creates openings for long-term investors
The oil and chemical tanker Petrel Pacific moored at a terminal during twilight, discharging ballast water.
CommoditiesEconomyEnergy, Oil & Gas

Uganda faces higher fuel costs as US-Iran war roils oil markets

Uganda faces dearer fuel imports and currency pressure as the US-Iran war pushes oil prices higher, but first oil in H2 2026 offers a longer-term upside
Rise in gasoline prices concept with double exposure of digital screen with financial chart graphs and oil pumps on a field. Stock photo.
CommoditiesEconomy

October coffee exports surge 38% as arabica earnings double

Uganda's coffee exports jumped 38 per cent in October, driven by an abundant harvest and surging arabica prices that more than doubled earnings from the premium bean
Jute bags containing coffee beans in a café storage area
AgricultureCommoditiesEconomyEnvironment

Ugandan agriculture exports face €2.75bn threat as EU tightens traceability rules

Shared-cost models between buyers and suppliers emerge as Uganda's best hope for meeting EU traceability standards that threaten access to lucrative coffee markets
Coffee beans being inspected in rural ugandaA man inspects coffee beans on a drying bed in a rural area Uganda; next to him are three other men
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