Brazil coffee exports fall 23.5% in February, exporters group says

Brazil exported 2.6 million 60-kg bags of coffee in February, down 23.5% from the same month in 2025, according to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).

In the first two months of the year, exports totaled 5.41 million bags, a decline of 27.29% compared with the same period last year. Export revenue in February reached $1.061 billion, down 14.7% year-on-year.

In January alone, Brazil recorded the seaborne shipment of 7,794 containers of coffee, according to newly released data from Datamar.

The following breakdown tracks the monthly outbound volumes of Brazilian coffee recorded since January 2023:

Coffee Exports | Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | TEUs

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Over the current marketing year, from July 2025 to February 2026, Brazilian coffee exports totaled 26.038 million bags, a decrease of 22.6% compared with the same period of the 2024/25 crop cycle. In value terms, however, exports rose 5.3% to $10.301 billion.

Germany was the main destination for Brazilian coffee in the first two months of the year, importing 786,000 bags, down 20% year-on-year. The United States ranked second with 655,000 bags, despite a sharper decline of 45% compared with the same period last year.

Italy followed with 568,000 bags, ahead of Belgium with 331,000 bags and Japan with 315,000 bags.

In February, shipments of arabica coffee totaled 2.068 million bags, a drop of 28.9% year-on-year, accounting for 78.9% of total exports.

Soluble coffee exports reached 320,000 bags, rising 13.8% and partially offsetting declines in other varieties. The segment accounted for 12% of Brazil’s coffee shipments.

Robusta coffee represented 8.6% of exports in the month, totaling 290,700 bags, down 28.9% from the same period of the previous crop cycle.

Exports of roasted and ground coffee fell 20.9% to 3,200 bags, representing 0.1% of total shipments.

The Port of Santos remained the main gateway for Brazilian coffee exports in the first two months of the year, handling 5.78 million bags, or 77.7% of the total.

The Rio de Janeiro port complex followed with 18% of shipments, equivalent to 1.336 million bags, while the Port of Paranaguá accounted for 1.1%, or about 84,000 bags.

Source: Globo Rural

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