Brazil exported 2,991 million 60 kg bags of coffee in July this year, the first month of the 2023/24 harvest, a volume that implies growth of 18,7% compared to the 2,521 million registered in the same previous period. In revenue, growth was 5,2%, with foreign exchange inflows jumping from US$596,9 million in July last year to the current US$627,8 million. The data comes from the monthly statistical report of the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).
The entity's president, Márcio Ferreira, reports that, with competitive differences compared to the global market and national availability of supply, exports of canephora coffees (conilon + Robusta) made a substantial jump of 245,4% last month compared to July 2022 , for 505.153 bags, standing out as the best result of this variety for a single month since September 2020.
In the first seven months of this year, shipments of this variety abroad increased by 33,7%, from 944.076 bags, between January and the end of July 2022, to 1,262 million bags.
"We are experiencing a window of opportunity for Brazilian conilons and Robusta coffees given the high prices of the same product, mainly from Vietnam and Indonesia. So much so that these Asian nations increased their imports of our coffees by 382,9% and 52,1%, respectively, accumulated this year until July. In the short term, the prospects for this August are positive and Brazilian canephoras should continue to consolidate, at least this current month", he projects.
Despite the aforementioned recovery in canephoras in July, total shipments of coffee from Brazil remain negative year-to-date, in volume and revenue, reflecting the lower availability of the product, after two smaller harvests in 2021 and 2022, and the decline in prices in the international market. From January to the end of July 2023, the country sent 19,222 million bags, generating US$4,177 billion. Compared to the same period last year, the performance represents a drop of 14,7% in volume and 20,5% in foreign exchange revenue.
In the first seven months of 2023, the United States remains the main importer of coffee from Brazil, with the acquisition of 3,433 million bags, a volume 26,5% lower than that recorded in the same cycle in 2022. This amount is equivalent to 17,9% of total Brazilian shipments in the recent interval.
Germany, with a representation of 11,8%, purchased 2,270 million bags (-43,5%) and occupied second place in the ranking. Next comes Italy, with imports of 1,492 million bags (-18,5%); Japan, with 1,250 million bags (+26%); and Belgium, with 1,068 million bags (-46,5%).
By continents and economic blocs, the growth of 87,7% and 25,3% recorded, respectively, for the Arab Countries and Asia is worth highlighting. "In this last example, it is worth highlighting coffee exports from Brazil to China, which increased 102,7% compared to the first seven months of 2022 and reached 408.046 bags. This performance places the Asian giant as the 13th main buyer of the Brazilian product", informs Ferreira.
In addition to the Chinese, the Japanese also contributed to this performance, having increased their purchases of national coffees by 26%. From January to the end of July, the Japanese purchased the aforementioned 1,250 million bags compared to the 992 thousand bags imported between January and July 2022.
Arabica coffee traditionally remains the most exported between January and the end of July this year, with a volume equivalent to 15,726 million bags, which corresponds to 81,8% of the total. The soluble segment had the corresponding 2,208 million bags shipped in the interval, representing 11,5%, followed by the canephora variety, with 1,262 million bags (6,6%) and the roasted and roasted and ground product, with 26.535 bags (0,1%).
Coffees that have superior quality or certificates of sustainable practices account for 16,3% of total Brazilian exports of the product in 2023, with 3,142 million bags sent abroad. This volume represents a drop of 19,8% compared to that recorded between January and July of the previous year.
The average price of this product was US$246,24 per bag, providing foreign exchange revenue of US$773,6 million in the first seven months of this year, which corresponds to 18,5% of that obtained from total coffee shipments. In the annual comparison, the value is 31,5% lower than that measured in the same interval in 2022.
In the ranking of the main destinations for differentiated coffees this year, the USA occupies first place, with the acquisition of 833.574 bags, equivalent to 26,5% of the total of this type of product exported. Closing the top 5 comes Germany, with 399.725 bags and a representation of 12,7%; Belgium, with 367.103 bags (11,7%); Netherlands (Netherlands), with 156.756 bags (5%); and the United Kingdom, with 148.513 bags (4,7%).
The Santos (SP) maritime complex remains the main exporter of coffee from Brazil in the current calendar year, with shipments of 14,418 million bags abroad, which is equivalent to 75% of the total. Next come the ports of Rio de Janeiro, which account for 20% of shipments by sending 3,841 million bags, and Paranaguá (PR), with the shipment of 279.475 bags abroad and representing 1,5%.
The complete report on Brazilian coffee exports, until July 2023, is available here.
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