Strangled infrastructure at ports causes R$ 8.7 million in losses for coffee exporters in October

The outdated infrastructure in Brazilian ports and bottlenecks in logistics continue to generate millions in losses for companies involved in the shipment of coffee. According to the most recent survey conducted by the Brazilian Coffee Exporters' Council (Cecafé) in October 2025, the entity's members incurred losses of R$ 8,719 million due to additional storage, pre-stacking, and detentions because of the inability to export 2,065 containers — 681,590 bags of 60 kg — of the product. The non-shipment of this volume prevented the country from receiving US$ 278.08 million, or R$ 1.497 billion, in foreign exchange revenue from its commercial transactions in October of this year alone, considering the average Free on Board (FOB) export price of US$ 407.99 per bag (green coffee) and the average dollar rate of R$ 5.3849 in the previous month. "We have been warning about the chaotic scenario regarding the infrastructure in Brazilian ports for some time now, especially in Santos, the ...