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International Coffee Organization
Organización Internacional del Café (Spanish) Organização Internacional do Café (Portuguese) Organisation Internationale du Café (French) |
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ICO exporting members
ICO importing members
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| Headquarters | London | |||
| Official languages | English, Spanish, Portuguese, French | |||
| Type | Trade bloc | |||
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Exporting
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| - | Executive Director | Robério Oliveira Silva | ||
| Establishment | 1963 | |||
| Currency | Indexed as USD-per-pound | |||
| Website www.ico.org |
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International Coffee Organization (ICO) (established 1963 in London) was initiated in collaboration with UN to enhance cooperation between nations that consume, distribute and produce coffee.
It was a result of the five-year first International Coffee Agreement (at the UN in New York, 1962), renegotiated at ICO in London 1968, 1976, 1983, 1994 and 2007.[1] Member countries (2011) are 33 exporting nations and 6 importing nations. Its highest body is the International Coffee Council, meeting twice a year. The Private Sector Consultative Board comprises sixteen representatives from consuming and producing industries, which meet biannually with the Council. The Executive Director is Robério Oliveira Silva (Brazil). ICO is located at 22 Berners Street, London.