Brazilian coffee exports totaled 4,356 million 60 kg bags in October, generating foreign exchange revenue of US$847,2 million. The performance implies an increase of 21,8% in volume, but a slight decrease of 2,5% in values compared to the same month in 2022. The data is part of the monthly statistical report from the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) .
According to Márcio Ferreira, president of the entity, the performance was "quite positive", which made last month the second best October in the last five years. The most significant highlight occurred in conilon and robusta coffees, which, with 662 thousand bags sent abroad, had their second best performance for a single month in history and grew 479,5% compared to October 2022.
"Problems in the harvests of important producers of this variety have been directing buyers to our canephoras, which remain very competitive in the global market. Vietnam and Indonesia themselves are seeking our coffees, with exports to these producing countries increasing 565,3% and 123,2 .XNUMX%, respectively, from January to October this year", he explains.
Ferreira also highlights the high percentage growth in shipments made to Mexico. “Also important producers, the Mexicans increased imports of our green coffees by 432,4%, already purchasing 341,5 thousand bags of the product in 2023”, he reveals.
The president of Cecafé explains that the performance of exports was positive when one also observes the increase in logistical obstacles in recent months, such as the lower availability of containers and, mainly, recurring delays of ships and problems in opening gates.
According to the Detention Zero (DTZ) report, prepared by Ellox Digital through a partnership with Cecafé, the rate of ship delays at the Port of Santos (SP) has gradually worsened in recent months and reached 76% in October, the highest percentage recorded this year.
"These problems result in regular postponements of shipments and yards full of containers in Santos port terminals, which are having difficulty receiving cargo due to physical limitations of space in the terminal. With voluminous and growing shipments of sugar, cotton, soybeans and corn in the second semester, for example, the obstacles have worsened and continue to cause concern about the return to normal operations", analyzes Ferreira.
He adds that the origin of these delays in ships at the Port of Santos was the occurrence of cyclones and tropical storms in the Southern Region of Brazil. "These climate adversities are preventing vessels from docking in southern ports, which is causing the accumulation of cargo in other Brazilian ports, such as the Santos port complex, for example", he explains.
With the performance measured in October, shipments in the first four months of the 2023/24 harvest year rose to 14,394 million bags, showing an increase of 16% over the same period in the previous season and registering the second best result in the last five years. Revenue fell 3,9% in the same comparative period, reaching US$ 2,854 billion.
From January to the end of October 2023, Brazil's coffee shipments abroad totaled 30,624 million bags, generating US$6,403 billion in foreign exchange. In relation to performance in the first 10 months of 2022, there are drops of 5,5% in volume and 16% in foreign exchange revenue. "This result probably reflects the logistical problems that have been gradually growing throughout this year", points out the president of Cecafé.
The United States remains the main destination for coffee from Brazil this year, despite a 25% reduction compared to 2022. North Americans imported 4,961 million bags, a volume that represents 16,2% of total shipments between January and October.
Germany, with a representation of 12,2%, purchased 3,748 million bags (-34,7%) and occupied second place in the ranking. Next comes Italy, with the purchase of 2,484 million bags (-10%); Japan, with 1,883 million bags (+22,7%); and Belgium, with 1,640 million bags (-34,9%).
Coming in tenth place in the ranking of Brazil's main coffee trading partners, China remains a positive highlight in 2023. Until the end of October, the Chinese imported 918,9 thousand bags in the period, increasing their acquisitions by 187,3% compared to the same period last year.
In analysis by continents, the positive performance of China, Japan and also Turkey (+37,5%) favored the recovery of coffee exports from Brazil to Asia, which increased 37,5% in the first 10 months of 2023 and reached 6,629 million bags, which corresponds to 21,6% of total exports of the product to date.
From January to the end of October 2023, Arabica coffee remains the most exported, with 24,237 million bags, which corresponds to 79,1% of the total. The canephora variety (conilon + robusta) had the corresponding 3,265 million bags shipped in the interval, representing 10,7%, followed by the soluble segment, with 3,081 million bags (10,1%) and by the roasted and roasted and ground, with 41.733 bags (0,1%).
Coffees that have superior quality or certificates of sustainable practices accounted for 16,9% of total Brazilian exports of the product this year, with 5,183 million bags sent abroad. This volume represents a decline of 9,6% compared to that recorded between January and October 2022.
The average price of the differentiated product was US$233,20 per bag, generating foreign exchange revenue of US$1,209 billion in the first 10 months of 2023, which corresponds to 18,9% of that obtained from total coffee shipments. In the annual comparison, the value is 25,6% lower than that measured in the same interval last year.
In the ranking of the main destinations for differentiated coffees until October, the USA is in the lead, with the acquisition of 1,152 million bags, equivalent to 22,2% of the total of this type of product exported. Closing the top 5 are Germany, with 788.682 bags and a representation of 15,2%; Belgium, with 517.602 bags (10%); Netherlands (Netherlands), with 321.996 bags (6,2%); and the United Kingdom, with 250.925 bags (4,8%).
The port complex of Santos (SP) remains the main exporter of coffee from Brazil in 2023, with shipments of 22,179 million bags abroad, which corresponds to 72,4% of the total. Next, the ports of Rio de Janeiro appear, which account for 23,4% of shipments, having shipped 7,156 million bags, and Paranaguá (PR), with the export of 406,4 thousand bags and representing 1,3% .
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