UGANDAN coffee exports grew by 12 percent in the past financial year due primarily to good weather, earning the country over $300-million. According to a finance ministry report issued on Thursday, Uganda exported 214060 tons of coffee in 3,6-million bags of 60kgs each, up from the last financial year’s 172_ 438 tons (2,9-million bags), which earned the country $268,9-million. Finance ministry officials say the cash crop continues to dominate Uganda’s economic development, contributing over 60% of the country’s total foreign exchange earnings.