Brazil’s August Coffee Exports Hit Record High for the Period in Volume and Value; Conilon/Robusta Up 53.6% YoY

Brief (coffeeyo.com): Brazil exported a record 4.155 million bags of coffee in August — the highest for any August on record — with export value also at a new August high, driven by the release of new-crop supplies. Conilon/robusta exports surged 53.6% year-on-year, even as cumulative year-to-date shipments stayed below last year.

Data released on the 10th by the Brazil Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) show that Brazil exported 4.155 million bags of coffee in August (each bag counted as 60 kg), up 31% year-on-year and the highest for that month in history; export value reached US$1.331 billion, up 19.8% year-on-year, also setting a new record for the month of August.

The release of new-crop supplies drove coffee exports to rebound markedly after a tight first half of the year. However, the average export price that month fell 8.6% year-on-year, leaving value growth trailing volume growth.

By variety, conilon coffee (Coffea canephora, covering both conilon and robusta) was the main growth driver, with August exports of 953,600 bags, up 53.6% year-on-year, a new high for the period. Arabica exports reached 2.866 million bags, up 25.7%; soluble coffee exports were 332,200 bags, up 24.3%.

Cecafé chairman Marcio Ferreira said that rainfall during the harvest season, especially precipitation in July, delayed the entry of the new Arabica crop into the market, with supply increasing noticeably only by August. Combined with the lower output of the previous crop, this made the year-on-year gain in August especially pronounced.

Despite the strong monthly rebound, cumulative exports this year remain below last year. From January to August, Brazil exported 25.073 million bags of coffee to 119 countries, down 1.2% year-on-year.

Export value over the same period was US$8.787 billion, below the US$9.686 billion of the same period last year, a decline of 9.3%. Cecafé attributed the cumulative decline to low first-half supply and the delayed launch of the new crop.

By destination, the United States remained the largest buyer, importing 3.158 million bags in the first eight months, accounting for 12.6%, down 21.6% year-on-year. Germany ranked second with 2.824 million bags, followed by Italy, Belgium, and Japan.

Trends among varieties continued to diverge. In the first eight months, Arabica exports were 17.863 million bags, down 11.8% year-on-year, accounting for 71.2% of the total; conilon and robusta combined reached 4.339 million bags, up 68.6% year-on-year, with their share rising to 17.3%.

Ferreira also noted that insufficient infrastructure at major ports still constrains coffee exports, with loading delays forcing exporters to bear costs such as rescheduling and extra storage.

Source: Brazil Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé); compiled by China Coffee Network.

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