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Germans Spend $4 Billion Euros on Coffee Annually

Coffee beans are seen in a roaster at a stand at the Coffee Fair in Lima, Peru. (Reuters)
Coffee beans are seen in a roaster at a stand at the Coffee Fair in Lima, Peru. (Reuters)
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Germans Spend $4 Billion Euros on Coffee Annually

Coffee beans are seen in a roaster at a stand at the Coffee Fair in Lima, Peru. (Reuters)
Coffee beans are seen in a roaster at a stand at the Coffee Fair in Lima, Peru. (Reuters)

Germans spend over $4 billion euros a year to buy their favorite morning drink: coffee.

A new study by the market research firm Nielsen published Sunday, showed that Germans spent this sum on buying coffee in its different kinds from shops from early December 2017 till early December 2018.

In 2018, Germans bought a slightly lower amount of coffee than in the previous year, with figures falling to 382 million kilograms, 8 percent less than a year earlier, the study noted.

But market researchers see this drop doesn't necessarily mean a decline in Germans' consumption of coffee, according to the German news agency.

"According to our assessment, it could be because Germans drink coffee frequently outside home," said a beverage expert at Nielsen.

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Peru Scientists Unveil Crocodile Fossil Up to 12 Million Years Old

Paleontologists unveil the fossil of a young marine crocodile dating back 10 to 12 million years discovered in Peru. Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP
Paleontologists unveil the fossil of a young marine crocodile dating back 10 to 12 million years discovered in Peru. Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP
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Peru Scientists Unveil Crocodile Fossil Up to 12 Million Years Old

Paleontologists unveil the fossil of a young marine crocodile dating back 10 to 12 million years discovered in Peru. Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP
Paleontologists unveil the fossil of a young marine crocodile dating back 10 to 12 million years discovered in Peru. Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP

Paleontologists unveiled on Wednesday the fossil of a young marine crocodile dating back 10 to 12 million years that was discovered in a Peruvian desert.
The fossil of the gharial -- or fish-eating -- crocodile, around three meters long (nearly 10 feet), was discovered late 2023 in perfect condition in Peru's Ocucaje desert, around 350 kilometers (190 miles) south of the capital Lima, AFP said.
"This is the first time we found a juvenile of this species, that is to say, it had not reached its maximum size yet. It died before that," vertebrate paleontologist Mario Gamarra told a news conference.
The skull and jaws of these specimens differed from that of today's crocodiles and alligators, according to Gamarra, who headed the reconstruction of the fossil.
"They had an elongated snout and their diet was entirely piscivorous, feeding on fish," said Gamarra.
"The closest current relative to this crocodile would be the Indian gharial," he added.
The discovery was made jointly by Peru's Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute and the La Union school.
Peru's Ocucaje desert is rich in fossils, such as four-legged dwarf whales, dolphins, sharks and other species from the Miocene period -- between 5 and 23 million years ago -- that were previously discovered there.