By Staff Reporter The Reporter December 14, 2011 The mandatory bulk container shipping regulation instituted by the Ethiopian government on November 11, 2011 has spurred a rush of complaints from foreign buyers. Bulk Container Shipping uses one container size bag into which coffee is stored instead of the conventional 60 kilogram bags. German and Switzerland Associations representing major importers of Ethiopian coffee have written letters in opposition to the mandatory bulk container shipping Ethiopian embassies, Foreign Ministry and Minister of Trade. According to sources 10 Associations of Ethiopian coffee importers amongst which are the major importing countries have voiced dissatisfaction with the Bulk Shipment of Coffee regulation and there are reports of them turning to other exporting countries as a result. Sources further disclosed that Colombian and Kenyan Coffee Exports have risen in the Arabica type category of the international coffee trade, and th...