Brazilian coffee exports totaled 3,733 million 60-kg bags in August, generating US$ 955,6 million for the country. Compared to the eighth month of 2023, the performance shows growth of 0,7% in volume and 31% in foreign exchange revenue. In addition, these numbers are a record for any August in history. The data are part of the monthly statistical report of the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).
In the first two months of the 2024/2025 harvest year, shipments abroad reached 7,516 million bags, which implies an increase of 11,8% compared to the 6,719 million shipped in July and August 2023. In revenue, the increase is 39,1% in the same comparative period, with the inflow of foreign currency jumping from US$ 1,360 billion to the current US$ 1,892 billion.
From January to August 2024, Brazil exported a record 31,892 million bags of coffee, which represents an increase of 39,2% compared to the 22,915 million bags shipped in the first eight months of last year. These exports also generated a record foreign exchange revenue of US$ 7,237 billion, or 47,2% more than the US$ 4,916 billion recorded in the first eight months of 2023.
According to the president of Cecafé, Márcio Ferreira, the highlight of exports remains the canephora species, which has been breaking successive records and boosting national shipments.
"Our conilon and robusta coffees continue at 'cruising speed' and have already sent more than 6 million bags abroad between January and August, which is the largest volume in history for these first eight months and represents a significant increase of more than 200% compared to 2023. Brazil has been occupying spaces left by lower supplies from competing countries, such as Vietnam and Indonesia, which continue to import Brazilian coffees", he highlights.
He adds that the positive performance of exports also reflects the commitment of the country's exporters to international customers and their raw material suppliers, amid a critical infrastructure and logistics scenario, especially in Brazilian ports.
"The scenario of lack of physical structure to receive cargo at ports and delays and changes in ship schedules to export coffee continues to be very worrying and this has caused our exporters to have to bear unforeseen and extremely high costs of pre-stacking, additional storage, detentions and early gates", he points out.
According to Ferreira, in order to maintain the country's trade balance and deliver coffee from producers around the world, exporting companies have been giving up their margins and maintaining Brazil's market share in the global market by paying these extra costs. "The question is how long they will be able to hold out, since the scenario has been deteriorating month by month," he concludes.
In August, according to preliminary data from the Detention Zero Bulletin (DTZ), prepared by the startup ElloX in partnership with Cecafé, 69% of ships, or 197 out of a total of 287 vessels, had their ports of call changed or were delayed in exporting coffee to Brazil's main ports.
Coffee types
Arabica coffee, with 23,155 million bags shipped abroad between January and August, continues to be the most exported by Brazil. This volume represents 72,6% of the total and implies an increase of 25,7% compared to the first eight months of last year.
The canephora species, with 6,105 million bags and a substantial growth of 212,2% compared to 2023, comes next, increasing its representation to 19,1% of the total. The soluble coffee segment, with 2,604 million bags – an increase of 4,3% and 8,2% of the total –, and the roasted and roasted and ground product section, with 28.798 bags (-18,8% and 0,1% representation), complete the list.
The United States remains the main destination for Brazilian coffee in 2024. The Americans imported 5,066 million bags in the period, an amount that is equivalent to 15,9% of all exports and implies growth of 30,1% compared to the first eight months of last year.
Germany, with a representation of 14,3%, acquired 4,575 million bags (+69,1%) and occupies second place in the ranking. Next comes Belgium, with the import of 2,918 million bags (+122,2%); Italy, with 2,596 million bags (+51,4%); and Japan, with 1,448 million bags (-3,2%).
When analyzing exports to other coffee-producing countries, the numbers related to Mexico stand out, as it increased its purchases of Brazilian coffee by 261,5% in 2024, acquiring 758.277 bags, 646.060 of which were green coffees (arabica and canephora). This performance elevated the country to the position of 10th main destination for Brazilian shipments.
The world's second largest coffee producer continues to increase its imports from Brazil this year. From January to August, Vietnam – the world's leading producer of Robusta – purchased 485.192 bags of the product in its natural state, representing a substantial growth of 514,2% compared to the 79 bags registered in the same period in 2023. Indonesia, one of the leading nations in the global production of Robusta, also increased its purchase of Brazilian green coffee. With 128.753 bags, the increase was 30,5%.
Coffees with superior quality or certified sustainable practices account for 17,6% of total Brazilian exports of the product between January and August 2024, with 5,623 million bags shipped abroad. This volume is 49,1% higher than that recorded in the first eight months of 2023.
The average price of the product was US$ 251,20 per bag, generating foreign exchange revenue of US$ 1,413 billion, which corresponds to 19,5% of the total coffee shipments in the eight-month period. In the annual comparison, the value is 55,2% higher than that recorded in the same eight months of last year.
In the ranking of the main destinations for differentiated coffees, between January and August 2024, the USA remains in the lead, with the purchase of 1,341 million bags, equivalent to 23,9% of the total of this type of product exported.
Rounding out the top 5 are Germany, with 994.219 bags and a representation of 17,7%; Belgium, with 678.152 bags (12,1%); the Netherlands, with 398.297 bags (7,1%); and Italy, with 247.267 bags (4,4%).
The Port of Santos is the main exporter of Brazilian coffee between January and August 2024, with the shipment of 21,664 million bags, or 67,9% of the total. Next comes the port complex of Rio de Janeiro, which accounts for 29% of exports by sending 9,249 million bags abroad, and the Port of Paranaguá (PR), which exported 237.652 bags, representing 0,7%.
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