Brazil's coffee exports rise 9.5% in January compared to 2024

Published Feb 7, 2025

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Brazil's green coffee exports in January reached 245,300 tonnes, a 9.5% increase from the same period last year, despite market reports of producers holding back on sales in anticipation of higher prices. The increase in exports was attributed to record prices and concerns over a smaller Arabica bean harvest in 2025. However, logistical issues at Brazilian ports may have contributed to delays in shipments. In contrast, soybean and corn exports saw a decrease compared to January 2024, with soybean shipments being a third of the total shipped in the previous year and corn shipments seeing a 2.4 million tonne drop.

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's green coffee exports in January totaled 245,300 tonnes, or 4.09 million 60-kg bags, up 9.5% from the same month last year, according to data from the Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) released on Friday. Shipments also increased compared to the total for December (201,900 tonnes), when exports had fallen from the all-time high of more than 285,000 tonnes recorded in November. The increase in exports in January came at a time of record prices on the ICE exchange and in the Brazilian physical market, after a failed harvest in 2024 in Brazil, the world's largest producer and exporter, and indications of a smaller Arabica bean harvest in the country in 2025, according to the government and private companies. Exports were still higher despite market reports indicating that producers are holding back on sales, awaiting even higher price increases, given that coffee growers are capitalized on the back of good revenues obtained in recent ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas