Brazil exported 4,222 million 60 kg bags of coffee in April 2024, a record amount for this month, surpassing the performance of April 2021. Shipments also generated the highest foreign exchange revenue in history for any month when reaching US$935,3, 53,3 millions. This performance implies growth of 52,6% in volume and 2023% in value compared to the same period in XNUMX. The data appears in the monthly statistical report of the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).
In the 10 months of the 2023/24 harvest year, the country's coffee shipments abroad total 39,256 million bags, showing an increase of 28,5% compared to what was recorded between July 2022 and the end of April last year. In revenue, the increase is 13,3%, with the value reaching US$ 7,939 billion.
Brazilian coffee exports are also a record in the first four months of this year, totaling 16,242 million bags, 45,6% higher than in the first four months of 2023. At US$3,444 billion, inflows from shipments reached the highest volume in history for these first four months, jumping 42,4% over last year's US$2,418 billion and surpassing the previous record of US$3,206 billion from January to April 2022.
According to the president of Cecafé, Márcio Ferreira, the voluminous exports recorded were driven by fresh coffees, mainly canephoras (conilon + Robusta), which also broke a record for the year. "This performance is possible due to the recovery of the harvest in 2023, which allows Arabica shipments to have considerable volumes and, in particular, for conilon and Robusta to present historic performances", he explains.
From January to the end of April, Arabica coffee remains the most exported, with 12,469 million bags, which corresponds to 76,77% of the total and represents an increase of 31,3% compared to the first four months of last year.
The canephora variety had 2,559 million bags shipped in the period, being the highlight among the product types, advancing 548% in relation to the same period in 2023 and increasing its current representation to 15,75% overall.
Next comes the soluble coffee segment, with 1,203 million bags – a drop of 3,3% and 7,41% of the total – and the roasted and roasted and ground product section, with 11.136 bags (-26,5% and 0,07% representation).
“After a record March, we once again recorded the best volume for an April month in history in exports of green coffees, driven by canephoras, which also extended the record in shipments of conilon and Robusta from Brazil in the first four months”, points out the president of Cecafé.
He reports that this performance is a reflection of the international market scenario, with lower availability of Indonesian and Vietnamese Robusta coffee, a space that was occupied by Brazil.
"Other producing countries have even been importing Brazilian coffee to meet their consumption and re-export commitments, such as Mexico, Colombia, Vietnam and Indonesia. The Mexicans, for example, have once again increased imports of our green coffee, mainly camphors, to use of raw materials in its soluble manufacturing plant, confirming the quality of our coffees as the basis for industrialized products", he highlights.
Between January and April this year, Mexico imported 307.606 bags of Brazilian fresh coffee, a volume that represents a significant increase of 877% compared to the same period in 2023.
Regarding the record foreign exchange revenue obtained from exports in the first four months, Ferreira adds that the international market scenario is once again the motivator.
"International stock markets soared in April, boosting the value of shipments as a whole and, of course, from Brazil. This was important to mitigate the high costs in the operations of Brazilian exporters, who continue to work exemplarily to honor their commitments despite the constant logistical bottlenecks ", he comments.
In April 2024 alone, 95 ships exporting coffee, or 80% of the total, were delayed at the Port of Santos (SP), the main outlet for the product in Brazil, representing 70% of the total in the first four months, according to the Bulletin Detention Zero (DTZ), prepared by ElloX Digital in partnership with Cecafé.
The rate of changes in ship calls to export the product at the Rio de Janeiro (RJ) port complex, responsible for 27% of shipments in 2024, was 70%; in Paranaguá (PR), 42%; in Salvador (BA), 29%; and in Vitória (ES), 16%. Overall, 210 coffee export ships, or 54% of a total of 391 container ships, were delayed in April.
“Brazilian exporters continue to face intense logistical challenges, with the high rate of ship delays and lack of space, which result in inefficiencies, mainly in the Port of Santos, standing out as the main obstacles in adding high, unplanned costs , to players in this segment”, reports Eduardo Heron, technical director at Cecafé.
The Port of Santos, despite the aforementioned bottlenecks, remains the main exporter of Brazilian coffee abroad in the first four months, with the shipment of 11,386 million bags, which represents 70,1% of the total.
Next comes the Rio de Janeiro maritime complex, which accounts for 26,8% of exports, sending 4,352 million bags abroad, and the Port of Paranaguá (PR), with the shipment of 144.372 bags and representing 0,9 .XNUMX%.
The 10 main coffee buyers in Brazil increased their purchases in the first four months of this year. The United States leads the ranking, importing 2,669 million bags, or 29,4% more compared to the first four months of 2023, which is equivalent to 16,4% of total exports.
Germany, with a representation of 14,5%, purchased 2,352 million bags (+64,4%) and occupied second place in the table. Next comes Belgium, with the purchase of 1,671 million bags (+199,5%); Italy, with 1,314 million bags (+42,1%); and Japan, with 813.817 bags (+26,3%).
Up to tenth place, the performance of the United Kingdom also stands out, which jumped to sixth place in the ranking with the import of 522.233 bags of all types of coffee from Brazil, between January and April 2024, a volume that implies substantial growth of 108,2% compared to the first four months of 2023 and equivalent to 3,4% of the total.
Coffees that have superior quality or certified sustainable practices account for 18,8% of total Brazilian exports of the product in the first four months of 2024, with 3,054 million bags shipped abroad. This volume represents an increase of 49,6% compared to that recorded in the first four months of 2023.
The average price of the product was US$233,76 per bag, generating foreign exchange revenue of US$713,8 million, which corresponds to 20,7% of that obtained with total coffee shipments in the four months. In the annual comparison, the value is 41,3% higher than that recorded in the same four months last year.
In the ranking of the main destinations for differentiated coffees, between January and April 2024, the USA remains in first place, with the purchase of 769.494 bags, equivalent to 25,2% of the total of this type of product exported.
Closing the top 5 are Germany, with 550.620 bags and a representation of 18%; Belgium, with 322.406 bags (10,6%); Netherlands (Netherlands), with 225.153 bags (7,4%); and the United Kingdom, with 129.186 bags (4,2%).
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