BRASILIA: Brazilian coffee exports hit a record US$15.6bil in 2025 even though the country’s total shipments of 60kg bags declined by a fifth, as higher average coffee prices offset the impact of a fall in volumes, according to exporters group Cecafe.
In 2025, total coffee exports – including instant coffee – fell by almost 21% to 40 million bags, down from a record of 50.6 million bags in 2024, Cecafe said.
Average coffee prices rose by almost 57% to US$389.17 per bag, the group added.
“We had higher average monthly prices in 2025, and our well-organised coffee growers maintain their investments in technology, innovation, and quality, which raises the standard of Brazilian coffees and, consequently, their value,” Cecafe head Marcio Ferreira said in the report.
Last year, US President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods during a spat with the South American country’s government over what Trump called a “witch hunt” of Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.
Though Trump later reversed course on Brazilian food products including coffee, four months of higher import charges with tariffs in place saw the United States fall into second place behind Germany as the top destination for Brazilian coffee last year, Cecafe said. — Reuters
