Brazilian coffee exports fall by 31% in January.

Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer, exported 2.78 million bags (of 60 kilos) of the bean in January, a 30.8% drop compared to the same month in 2025, the sector's trade association reported this Tuesday. Revenue from coffee shipments in the first month of 2026 was limited to 1.175 billion dollars, 11.7% less than in January of the previous year, according to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé). According to the entity's president, Márcio Ferreira, the drop in coffee prices in world markets due to the forecast that Brazil will harvest a record crop in 2026 "discouraged international business." The executive added that, as Brazil's domestic market is managing to satisfy the demand for arabica coffee with robusta coffee, the exported volume was reduced, something that, in his opinion, will continue until the start of the next harvest, in June. Germany, which last year replaced the United States as the main destination for Brazilian coffee due to the 50% tariffs ...