Cameroon robusta coffee exports fall 52 pct by end-August

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon's robusta coffee exports slumped by more than 52 percent to 13,516 tonnes for the 2012/2013 season to the end of August, compared with the same period the previous season, data from the National Cocoa and Coffee Board showed. The data on Monday showed exports of 1,041 tonnes of robusta coffee in August, compared with 3,704 tonnes in August the previous season. It did not give reasons for the fall in exports. The figures showed Cameroon exported 2,513 tonnes of arabica coffee for the season to end-August, a slight increase from 2,002 tonnes in the same period of the prior season. Cameroon is one of the few countries in Africa that grows both robusta and arabica coffee. The robusta season runs from December 1 to November 30, and the arabica season runs from October 1 to September 30.