Colombian coffee farming closed the first quarter of 2026 with a 33.5% drop in production, the steepest in recent years.
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Loading... The worst start in years: coffee production in Colombia fell 33% in the first quarter Colombian coffee production closed the first quarter of 2026 with a 33.5% drop in production, the steepest in recent years, hit by persistent rainfall, high costs, and depressed prices. Exports also fell by nearly 29%, consolidating a scenario that experts describe as one of the most demanding for the sector. The first quarter of 2026 left figures that do not offer an optimistic reading for Colombian coffee production. Between January and March, national production barely reached 2.51 million 60-kilo bags, down from the 3.78 million recorded in the same period of 2025, according to data from the National Federation of Coffee Growers. But in addition, Germán Bahamón Jaramillo, manager of the Federation, assured that the drop of nearly 33.5% is not a one-off stumble. On the contrary, this bad start is the consolidation of a trend that has been accumulating since the end of last year. ...