Brazilian coffee exports will fall in 2025, but revenue will reach a record high.

According to the monthly statistical report from the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), Brazil shipped 40,049 million 60 kg bags of all types of coffee to 121 destinations in the 12 months of 2025, representing a 20,8% decline compared to the previous year. Despite the drop in volume, foreign exchange revenue, at US$15,586 billion, was a record year, showing a 24,1% increase compared to 2024.

This performance was achieved with 3,133 million bags exported in December of last year (-20,2% compared to Dec/24), which yielded US$ 1,313 billion (+10,7%) to the country. In the first half of the 2025/26 crop year, Brazil exported 20,610 million bags, generating US$ 8,054 billion in revenue. This represents a 21,3% decline in volume, but an 11,7% increase in value compared to the period from July to December 2024.

The president of Cecafé, Márcio Ferreira, comments that the decrease in the number of exported bags was already expected in 2025, especially after the record shipments registered a year earlier. “We exported a historic volume in 2024, reducing the amount of coffee stored in the country, and last year's harvest was impacted by the weather, a combination that culminated in limited product availability,” he explains.

He adds that other factors also influenced performance, such as the 50% tariffs imposed by the US on imports of Brazilian coffee. “During the almost four months that the tariffs on all types of Brazilian coffee were in effect, between the beginning of August and the end of November – it's worth remembering that soluble coffee is still taxed – our shipments to the US plummeted by 55%, mainly affected by these tariffs. Furthermore, since the tax on soluble coffee has not been removed, the decline in exports of this product to the United States continues to intensify,” he reveals.

The shortcomings in the country's port infrastructure add to the list of adversities that coffee exporters faced in 2025. "Despite the export records announced by public authorities, the lack of adequate infrastructure for containerized cargo in Brazilian ports generated losses of R$ 61,467 million for our members in the accumulated period from last year until November – more recent data will be released soon – due to extra costs with additional storage, pre-stacking and detentions, which are the result of delays and changes in ship schedules," says Ferreira.

According to data from the Detention Zero Bulletin, prepared by the startup ElloX Digital in partnership with Cecafé, 55% of ships faced delays or changes in schedules on average per month from 2024 until November, which meant that 613,4 bags — 1.859 containers — per month, also in the average calculation of these 11 months, were unable to be shipped abroad.

Regarding the record achieved in foreign exchange revenue, Ferreira points to the international market scenario and the constant investments of Brazilian producers as the main drivers.

“We had higher average monthly prices in 2025, and our well-organized coffee growers maintain their investments in technology, innovation, and quality, which raises the standard of Brazilian coffees and, consequently, their value. It's no coincidence that we are the only origin in the world that manages to export to more than 120 countries, accounting for more than a third of the global market share,” he points out.

main destinations

With the purchase of 5,409 million bags, Germany took the lead among the largest importers of Brazilian coffee last year, although the volume represents a 28,8% decrease compared to 2024. This amount accounted for 13,5% of all Brazilian coffee shipments made in 2025.

The United States, usually the leader in this ranking, dropped to second place last year, reflecting the decline observed during the period of the tariff increase. Americans imported 5,381 million bags in 2025 – 13,4% of the total – a decrease of 33,9% compared to the 12 months of 2024.

Rounding out the top 5 are Italy, with imports of 3,149 million bags and a decrease of 19,6%; Japan, with 2,647 million bags and an increase of 19,4%; and Belgium, with 2,321 million bags and a decrease of 47%.

Reflecting the lower availability of coffee after record exports in 2024 and a weather-impacted harvest last year, among the 10 largest importers of Brazilian coffee, besides Japan, only Turkey, in sixth position with the purchase of 1,555 million bags (+3,3%), and 10th-placed China, with 1,123 million bags (+19,5%), managed to increase their purchases in 2025.

Coffee types

In the 12 months of last year, Arabica coffee was the most exported species by Brazil, with 32,308 million bags sent abroad. This volume is equivalent to 80,7% of the total, although it represents a decrease of 12,8% compared to 2024.

The canephora species (conilon + robusta) comes next, with shipments of 3,995 million bags (10% of the total), followed by the soluble coffee sector, with 3,688 million bags (9,2%), and the roasted and roasted and ground coffee segment, with 58.474 bags (0,1%).

differentiated coffees

Coffees with sustainable practices, superior quality, or specialty certifications accounted for 20,3% of total Brazilian exports between January and December 2025, with 8,145 million bags shipped abroad. This volume is 10,9% lower than that recorded in the same 12-month period of the previous year.

At an average price of US$432,78 per sack, foreign exchange revenue from shipments of the differentiated product was US$3,525 billion, which corresponds to 22,6% of the total obtained from shipments from January to December last year. Compared to the same period in 2024, the value is 39,1% higher.

The US led the ranking of the main destinations for specialty coffees, importing 1,316 million bags in the accumulated total for 2025, equivalent to 16,2% of the total of this type of product exported.

Rounding out the top 5 are Germany, with 1,235 million bags and a representation of 15,2%; Belgium, with 814.085 bags (10%); the Netherlands, with 760.248 bags (9,3%); and Italy, with 463.244 bags (5,7%).

Portos

Santos was the main port for shipping Brazilian coffee in 2025, with shipments of 31,515 million bags abroad, representing 78,7%. Following Santos were the port complex of Rio de Janeiro, which accounted for 17,7% of the total by exporting 7,092 million bags, and the Port of Paranaguá (PR), which sent 371.342 bags out of the country (0,9%).