Brazil exports a record 45.6 million bags of coffee in the 2020/21 harvest

According to a survey by CECAFÉ (the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council), domestic coffee shipments totaled 3.012 million 60-kg bags in June, generating US$ 423.2 million and closing the 2020/21 harvest with a new record for Brazilian coffee exports. The harvest totaled 45.599 million bags, up 13.3% over the 2019/20 season and up 10.1% over the 2019/20 season. The new record broke the previous record of 41.426 million bags exported during the 2018/19 harvest.

In foreign exchange revenue, exports of the national product abroad generated US$ 5.842 billion in the 2020/21 harvest, the best result in the last five years, which represented a growth of 13.4% compared to the US$ 5.154 billion during the 2019/20 harvest.

Calendar Year

In the first half of 2021, Brazil also shipped a record 20.866 million bags of coffee abroad, obtaining inflows of US$ 2.794 billion – the highest value since 2016 – demonstrating an increase of 4.5% in volume and 7% in revenue compared to the same period in 2020.

Top destinations

Between July last year and the end of June this year, Brazil exported coffee to 115 countries, and the United States remained its main trading partner. The North Americans increased coffee purchases by 5.8% compared to the 2019/20 cycle, importing 8.337 million bags, which represented 18.3% of total exports.

Germany, representing 17.4% of total exports, acquired 7.948 million bags (+16.2%) and occupied second place in the ranking. Exports of national coffees to Belgium grew 40%, totaling 3.833 million bags. Thus, the Belgians jumped to third place in the table and accounted for 8.4% of exports. Closing the top 5 came Italy, with 2.762 million bags (6.1% of the total), and Japan, with 2.626 million bags (5.8%).

Types of coffee

With the shipment of 36.917 million bags in the recently ended season, the Arabica variety accounted for 81% of the total shipped abroad from July 2020 to the end of June 2021, setting a new record. Another record was registered in exports of Canephora coffee (Robusta and Conilon), with 4.715 million bags exported, representing 10.3%. Instant coffee followed close behind, with 3.936 million bags exported (8.6%), and 30,704 (0.1%) bags of roasted and ground coffee were also shipped.

Exports of coffee with superior quality or certified for sustainable practices accounted for 17.3% of Brazilian shipments in the 2020/21 harvest. With the shipment of 7.889 million bags abroad, the differentiated fruits showed a growth of 16.4% compared to the 6.775 million bags registered in the previous cycle and generated revenues of around US$ 1.310 billion.

Ports

The Santos (SP) maritime complex continued to be the main dispatcher of Brazilian coffees in the 2020/21 harvest, with 34.813 million bags departing from the São Paulo coast, corresponding to 76.3% of the total. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 16.6% of the total, shipping 7.565 million bags, and Vitória (ES), shipped 1.550 million bags, accounting for 3.4%.

See the main ports that shipped Brazilian coffee abroad in the first five months of 2021 in the chart below, according to DataLiner:

Main ports of departure for Brazilian Coffee | Jan to May 2021 | TEU

Graph source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

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