Brazil exports 39,6 million bags in the 2021/22 harvest and obtains record revenue of US$8,1 billion

Brazil exported 39,589 million 60 kg bags of coffee and obtained record foreign exchange revenue of US$8,117 billion, with shipments to 121 destinations, in the 2021/22 harvest, which ended last June. In relation to the previous season, the performance represented a drop of 13,3% in volume, but growth of 38,7% in value. The data is part of the monthly statistical report of the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).

According to the entity's president, Günter Häusler, faced with a harvest with reduced supply, due to the low biennial cycle of Arabica crops, and all the existing logistical bottlenecks, with high freight costs, booking cancellations, cargo rollovers and lower availability of containers and space on vessels, the performance recorded in 2021/22 is positive.

He reinforces that, despite the drop in volume compared to the 2020/21 season, a record harvest year in Brazil, the amount shipped from July 2021 to June 2022 is within the average of the last five harvests, which is 39,480 million of bags.

“The revenue, which recorded historic value, is a reflection of the favorable exchange rate and the professionalism and exemplary work that Brazilian exporters have been performing in these times of challenges and difficulties, which has allowed Brazil to maintain its representation in global trade and take advantage of high international price levels", he comments.

The performance of the harvest was consolidated with data from June this year, when Brazil sent 3,144 million bags abroad, a volume 2,1% higher than that measured in the same month of 2021. In revenue, the increase was even more significant , 69,9%, with shipments generating US$ 733,8 million for the country.

“This positive performance in June is a consequence of the efforts of exporters' logistics teams and the modest improvement in global maritime transport, which, however, still remains well below normality and faces many challenges”, analyzes Häusler.

main destinations

In the 2021/22 season, the United States was the main importer of Brazilian coffee, purchasing 7,936 million bags, a volume 4,8% lower than the 8,339 million purchased from July 2020 to June 2021. This amount corresponded to 20% of Brazil's total exports in the recently ended harvest.

Germany, with a representation of 16,3%, imported 6,465 million bags (-18,7%) and occupied second place in the ranking. Next came Belgium, with the purchase of 3,182 million bags (-17%); Italy, with 3,124 million (+12,9%); and Japan, with the acquisition of 2,171 million bags (-17,3%).

It is worth highlighting the performance of shipments to Colombia, the third largest coffee producer in the world, which imported 1,247 million bags of the national product in the 2021/22 harvest and occupied sixth place in the ranking of main partners. This volume represented 3,2% of the total sent by Brazil abroad and implied growth of 9,6% compared to acquisitions made between July 2020 and June 2021.

On the other hand, the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine impacted exports to Russia, which went from the traditional sixth place in the classification to ninth place in the accumulated result for the recently ended season. The Eastern European country purchased 950.860 bags, a volume that represented a drop of 20,3% compared to the previous harvest.

Coffee types

Arabica coffee was the most exported in the 2021/22 cycle, with 32,889 million bags sent abroad, which corresponded to 83,1% of the total. Instant coffee registered shipments equivalent to 4,049 million bags, accounting for 10,2%. Next came the canephora variety (robusta + conilon), with exports of 2,603 million bags (6,6%), and the roasted and roasted and ground product, with 47.944 bags (0,1%).

differentiated coffees

Differentiated coffees, which have superior quality or some type of certificate of sustainable practices, accounted for 19,8% of total Brazilian exports of the product from July 2021 to June this year, with 7,829 million bags sent abroad. This volume represented a decline of 0,8% compared to the 7,889 million bags shipped by the country in the same previous period.

The average price was US$258,92 per bag, providing foreign exchange revenue of US$2,027 billion in this 12-month period, which corresponded to 25% of that obtained from total shipments. Compared to the 2020/21 season, the value is 55% higher.

In the ranking of the main destinations for differentiated coffees in the 2021/22 harvest, the United States came out on top, with imports of 1,616 million bags, equivalent to 20,6% of the total of this type of product exported. Next came Germany, with 1,416 million bags and a representation of 18,1%; Belgium, with 979.585 bags (12,5%); Italy, with 634.096 bags (8,1%); and Japan, with 414.934 bags (5,3%).

Ports

The Santos maritime complex (SP) remained the main exporter of coffee from Brazil in the 2021/22 cycle, with the shipment of 31,440 million bags, which was equivalent to 79,4% of the total. Closing the list of the top three are the ports of Rio de Janeiro, which accounted for 15,2% of shipments by sending 6,019 million bags in the 12 months of the harvest, and Vitória (ES), with 567.631 bags sent abroad. (1,4%).

Civil year

In the first six months of 2022, Brazil exported 19,922 million bags of coffee, which represented a decline of 4,9% compared to the 20,943 million bags registered between January and the end of June last year. This amount generated foreign exchange revenue of US$4,640 billion, the highest recorded in the last five years and 65,4% higher than that obtained in the same previous period.