USDA forecasts record in global coffee production

a record 178.7 million (10.7 million tonnes), due to continued recovery in Vietnam and Indonesia, and record production in Ethiopia,” the report said. At the same time, Arabica production is forecast to decline by 1.7%, to 5.8 million tonnes, while robusta production is forecast to increase by 7.9%, to 4.9 million tonnes. Global coffee bean exports are set to rise by 42,000 tonnes next season to 7.3 million, as increased supplies from Vietnam, Ethiopia and Indonesia more than offset declines from Brazil and Colombia. The largest importers will remain the EU with 2.7 million tonnes, the US (1.4 million), Japan (372,000), Russia (228,000) and Switzerland (210,000). Brazil’s total coffee harvest is set to increase by just 18,000 tonnes to 3.9 million in 2025-26. Robusta output is set to rise by 186,000 tonnes to a record 1.4 million, as abundant rainfall has improved fruit set and development in the main producing states of Espirito Santo and Bahia. Arabica production is expected to ...