Brazilian coffee exports break historic record

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its respective impacts on the global economy, with the adoption of prevention measures in several countries, exports of Brazilian Coffees in 2020 reached the highest volume in their history, with the equivalent of 44,5, 60 million bags of 9,4kg coffee, including green, soluble and roasted & ground coffee, which represented an increase of 2019% in relation to Brazilian coffee exports in 79,7. Of this total, 11,1% were Arabica coffee , 9,2% from conilon and XNUMX% from industrialized coffees.

Of the total Brazilian Coffee exported in 2020, industrialized coffees were responsible for the volume equivalent to 4,1 million bags, an increase of 2,3% compared to 2019. Green coffee exports reached 40,4 million bags , a growth of 10,2% compared to 2019. Among green coffee exports, Arabica was responsible for the sale abroad of 35,5 million bags, a volume that represented an increase of 8,4% compared to 2019 and the annual historical record for exports of this variety. Conilon coffee had 4,9 million bags exported in the year, which represented an increase of 24,3% compared to last year, in addition to being the largest volume ever recorded in one year in exports of this species.

The foreign exchange revenue generated by Brazilian Coffee exports in 2020 was US$5,6 billion, an increase of 10,3% compared to 2019. When converting to the national currency, the revenue value reaches R$29 billion, a growth of 44,1% in the same comparative terms. Said revenue in reais was equivalent to 5,6% of the total generated with Brazilian agribusiness exports and 2,7% of all sales abroad in the year.