Productivity in the coffee industry grew 85% in the last decade, according to a study by Fiesp

Recent research by the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo indicates that, in relative terms, the real productivity of the coffee industry has increased by 85% in the last ten years, while the food products industry has grown, on average, 34%, and the The manufacturing industry increased by 18%.

The Coffee Agribusiness - Production, Transformation and Opportunities survey also points out that coffee processing companies recorded a real increase of 16% in net sales revenue between 2011 and 2020, rising from R$11,6 billion to R$13,5 billion.

The industrial activity of coffee products generated R$4,2 billion in value from industrial transformation, which represents 1,6% of the value of industrial transformation of food products, with São Paulo being the state with the greatest emphasis in terms of value addition, with R$1,1 billion. The state of Minas Gerais appears next, with R$929 million.

Brazil is the largest producer and exporter of coffee in the world. Internally, the sector plays an important role in economic and social terms. In total, there are 1.050 industrial processing units, which employed 20,1 thousand people and paid, in 2020, more than R$760 million in salaries and more than R$468 million in labor and social charges, totaling expenditure on personnel R$1,23 billion.

São Paulo is in second place both in number of production units, equivalent to 18% of the total number of coffee companies active in the country, and in job creation in coffee processing, employing 3,5 thousand people. São Paulo is the state with the highest disbursement in personnel expenses, R$481,2 million.