Brazilian coffee exports total 3.8 million bags, up 26%

Brazilian coffee exports totaled 3.774 million 60-kg bags in July this year, the first month of the 2024/25 crop year, marking a 25.7% increase compared to the 3.002 million bags shipped during the same period in 2023. Foreign exchange revenue reached $932.5 million, reflecting a 47.9% growth over the same comparative period. These figures are part of the monthly statistical report from the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).

In July, the robusta and conilon coffee varieties maintained their strong performance from previous months, with an annual growth of 82.2%, totaling 900,818 bags—the second-highest volume ever recorded for a single month, behind only the 902,266 bags shipped in November 2023. Arabica coffee saw a 13% increase, reaching 2.491 million bags; soluble coffee grew by 26%, with 376,524 bags; and roasted and ground coffee shipments rose by 47%, totaling 5,552 bags.

The chart shows Brazil’s coffee export volume between January 2021 and June 2024. The information featured comes from DataLiner.

Coffee Bean Exports | Jan 2021 – Jun 2024 | WTMT

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Calendar Year Performance

From January through the end of July 2024, Brazilian coffee exports reached a record 28.146 million bags, representing a 46.3% increase compared to the same period last year and an 18% rise over the previous record of 23.852 million bags set in the first seven months of 2021.

This performance also set a new record in foreign exchange earnings, which amounted to $6.277 billion between January and July this year, marking a 50% increase over the $4.184 billion recorded in the same period in 2023 and a 19.5% rise compared to the previous record of $5.252 billion set in 2022.

Coffee Types

Arabica coffee remained the most exported variety from Brazil, with 20.652 million bags shipped abroad between January and July, accounting for 73.4% of total exports and representing a 31.1% increase over the first seven months of last year. Robusta and conilon varieties followed, with 5.178 million bags, reflecting a substantial growth of 313.7% compared to 2023, accounting for 18.4% of total exports. Soluble coffee exports reached 2.290 million bags—a 4.0% increase and 8.1% of the total—while roasted and ground coffee shipments amounted to 25,634 bags, a 9.2% decline, representing just 0.1% of the total.

Key Destinations

The top 10 buyers of Brazilian coffee increased their purchases in the first seven months of 2024. The United States topped the list, importing 4.516 million bags—a 31.1% increase compared to the same period in 2023—accounting for 16% of total exports.

With 14.3% of total exports, Germany purchased 4.027 million bags, marking a 77% increase and securing the second spot on the list. Rounding out the top five were Belgium, with 2.711 million bags (+156.3%); Italy, with 2.218 million bags (+48.6%); and Japan, with 1.311 million bags (+6%).

Other notable performances included Spain, which ranked sixth with 929,055 bags—up 92.4% compared to January to July 2023—and the United Kingdom, in eighth place, which increased its purchases of Brazilian coffee by 97.2% to 831,607 bags in the first seven months of this year.

With the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) set to take effect on January 1, 2025, it’s worth noting the growth in exports to the EU, which accounted for 47.3% of all Brazilian coffee exports. In the first seven months of 2024, Brazil exported 13.305 million bags to the EU, a 64.9% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

Exports to other coffee-producing countries also saw significant growth: Ecuador increased its imports by 1,468.2% to 132,281 bags; Vietnam by 576.1% to 412,469 bags, including 362,055 bags of conilon and robusta beans; Mexico by 429.2% to 539,001 bags; and Indonesia by 33.1% to 102,025 bags.

Specialty Coffees

Coffees bearing the superior quality seal or those certified for sustainable practices accounted for 18.5% of Brazilian coffee exports from January to July 2024, with 5.220 million bags shipped abroad. This volume represents a 66.2% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

The average price for these coffees was $246.00 per bag, generating $1.284 billion in foreign exchange revenue, accounting for 20.5% of total coffee export earnings during the first seven months of the year. On an annual basis, this value is 66% higher than the amount recorded during the same period last year.

In the ranking of top destinations for specialty coffees between January and July 2024, the United States remained in first place, purchasing 1.236 million bags, equivalent to 23.7% of the total exported.

Rounding out the top five were Germany, with 888,372 bags (17%); Belgium, with 652,704 bags (12.5%); the Netherlands, with 374,450 bags (7.2%); and the United Kingdom, with 210,980 bags (4%).

Ports

The Port of Santos remained Brazil’s top coffee exporter in the first seven months of 2024, with 19.327 million bags shipped, representing 68.7% of the total. Following Santos were the Rio de Janeiro port complex, responsible for 28.2% of exports with 7.947 million bags, and the Port of Paranaguá (PR), which shipped 217,249 bags, accounting for 0.8% of the total.

The full report on Brazilian coffee exports through July 2024 is available on Cecafé’s website: https://www.cecafe.com.br/.

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