| Re-Exports of Coffee from United States, 1921 | |
| Country | Pounds |
| Belgium | 2,717,949 |
| Denmark | 4,099,403 |
| France | 11,429,952 |
| Germany | 3,200,158 |
| Greece | 539,933 |
| Netherlands | 920,855 |
| Norway | 237,155 |
| Sweden | 1,935,641 |
| Canada | 1,037,628 |
| Mexico | 3,236,245 |
| Cuba | 2,831,109 |
| Other Countries | 4,618,656 |
| ————— | |
| Total | 36,804,684 |
Per capita consumption of coffee in continental United States showed a slight increase during the calendar year 1921 over that of 1920, the figure being 12.09 pounds as against 11.70 for the previous year. This calendar-year figure compares with the fiscal-year figure of 12.21 pounds, indicating that imports during the last half of 1920 were somewhat heavier than during the last half of 1921.
The various items for the two calendar years 1920 and 1921 are shown as follows:
| 1921 Calendar year (pounds) | 1920 Calendar year (pounds) | |
| (a) Total imports into U.S. | 1,340,979,776 | 1,297,439,310 |
| (b) Imports into non-contiguous territory from foreign countries | 7,410 | 27 |
| —————— | —————— | |
| (c) (a) minus (b) | 1,340,972,366 | 1,297,439,283 |
| (d) Total exports from U.S. | 34,572,967 | 36,757,443 |
| (e) Exports from non-contiguous territory to foreign countries | 30,363,098 | 32,028,832 |
| —————— | —————— | |
| (f) (d) minus (e) | 4,209,869 | 4,728,611 |
| (g) Total re-exports from U.S. | 36,804,684 | 49,144,691 |
| (h) Re-exports from non-contiguous territory to foreign countries | —— | 20,008 |
| —————— | —————— | |
| (i) (g) minus (h) | 36,804,684 | 49,124,683 |
| (j) Imports into continental U.S. from non-contiguous territory | 4,394,577 | 2,303,830 |
| (k) Exports to non-contiguous territory from continental U.S. | 798,644 | 972,303 |
| —————— | —————— | |
| (l) (j) minus (k) | 3,595,933 | 1,331,527 |
| Net consumption, continental U.S.: (c) minus (f) minus (i) plus (l) | 1,303,553,746 | 1,244,917,516 |
| Population, July 1 | 107,833,279 | 106,418,170 |
| Per capita consumption, 1921 | 12.09 | 11.70 |
Chapter XXIII
HOW GREEN COFFEES ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD
Buying coffee in the producing countries—Transporting coffee to the consuming markets—Some record coffee cargoes shipped to the United States—Transport over seas—Java coffee "ex-sailing vessels"—Handling coffee at New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco—The coffee exchanges of Europe and the United States—Commission men and brokers—Trade and exchange contracts for delivery—Important rulings affecting coffee trading—Some well known green coffee marks