Coffee exports: Brazilian harvest closes with the 3rd best volume, research shows.
According to Cecafé, Brazil closed the 2024/25 crop year with total shipments of 45,59 million bags, the third-best volume in history.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian green coffee exports reached 2,301 million 60-kg bags in June, a 30,7% decrease compared to the same period last year, still reflecting a scenario of lower supply, the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) said on Wednesday.
Total shipments, which include soluble and processed coffee, fell 27,9% compared to June of last year, to 2,606 million bags, according to data from Cecafé.
Exports of green Arabica coffee totaled 1,82 million bags in June, a decrease of 26,9%, while Robusta exports fell 42,2% to 476,3 bags.
Despite the decline in June's figures, Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer and exporter, closed the 2024/25 crop year with total shipments of 45,59 million bags, the third-best volume in history, behind only the record of the previous crop year and 2020/21.
In terms of revenue, Brazilian shipments of the commodity reached a record US$14,73 billion in 2024/25, a 49,5% increase compared to the previous cycle, according to Cecafé.
"Prices, especially in the second half of 2024, were significantly driven by lower production potential in the world's main producing countries, a trend observed for almost the last five years, when extreme weather events affected coffee plantations in Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, and Indonesia," said the president of Cecafé, Márcio Ferreira.
Among Brazil's coffee trading partners, the United States led the ranking in the 2024/25 crop year, acquiring 7,468 million bags. This volume represents a 5,65% increase compared to the 12 months of the previous season and corresponds to 16,4% of the country's total coffee exports.
Last week, US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of a 50% tariff on Brazilian products starting August 1st, a measure that shook the global coffee market and led to a rush by US traders to unload shipments of Brazilian coffee into the country before the tariffs took effect.
Germany purchased 6,526 million bags (+0,25%) and ranked second among buyers of Brazilian coffee in the last harvest. Following were Italy, with imports of 3,554 million bags (-5,96%); Belgium, with 3,088 million bags (-21,2%); and Japan, with 2,293 million bags (-7,38%).
(By Leticia Fucuchima)
