Brazil, greater producer And world supplier of coffee, exported in the first seven months of the year 22.2 million bags of the grain (60 kilos), a volume 21.4 % lower than the same period of 2024, although it has not yet suffered the impact of the commercial war unleashed by the US.
According to the report released on Tuesday by the Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) of Brazilthe fall was expected after the 2024 shipping record and although, until July, “we do not observe in fact the impact of the additional tariff 50 % that the government of USA imposed on the importation of coffees of Brazil As of August 6 “.
The entity reported that, despite the reduction of the volume embarmed, the income of Brazil Due to their coffee exports, they added 8,555 million dollars between January and July, with an increase of 36 % compared to the first seven months of last year.
That increase in value is due to the fact that international prices of the grain continue in their higher levels in several years due to climatic effects that have caused a fall in harvest in important producers, such as BrazilVietnam and Indonesia.
“A reduction in shipments was already expected this year, since we had record exports In 2024, we are with Reduced inventories and one harvest without surpluseswith the productive potential impacted by the climate, “said the president of Cecafé, Márcio Ferreira, cited in the body’s statement.
The leader attributed the continuity of the High prices in it International Market to “tight balance” between supply and demand.
Julio’s falls
Only in July the exports in volume They fell 27.6 % compared to the same month of 2024, up to 2.7 million bags, while the value generated rose 10.4 % in the same comparison, up to 1,033 million dollars.
According to Cecafé, USA remained as the Greater buyer of Brazilian coffee in the first seven months of the year, with purchases for 3.7 million bags, equivalent to 16.8 % of total shipments.
The entity said that, despite the elevation of the additional tariff to 50 % as of August 6, the Importing industries Americans have Inventories for 30 or 60 daysso “they are in a compass” of the result of the negotiations still underway.
Ferreira said that Cecafé continues to work with the Brazilian government and his peers of American private sector so that the coffees of Brazil are included in the list of exceptions to tariff American, since the product is not cultivated in a long scale in that country and for having a fundamental role in its economy.
“What we are perceiving for now are postponement orders (of shipments), which are very harmful to the sector“said the leader.
He added that the entity is also working on the search for new markets that they can receive part of the grain that Americans will stop importing, although it ruled out that China can assume the US role.
“We are attentive to the growth potential of Chinese consumptionmarket that imported 571,866 sacks between January and July and occupies the eleventh position in the list of Greater destinations of the coffee of Brazilbut the increase in the number of companies authorized to export to that country, as reported recently, does not guarantee an increase in shipments, “he said.
