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More Than 630 Thousand Bags Of Coffee Were Not Shipped In March Due To Delays At Brazilian Ports. Exporters Suffered Losses Of R$ 66 Million And Demand Immediate Action
Even with the off-season of products exported in containers, such as coffee, exporters continue to face logistical difficulties at Brazilian ports. The result is accumulated losses with additional costs in the shipment process.
In March, according to data from the Council of Coffee Exporters of Brazil (Cecafé), 637,767 bags of coffee were not shipped, equivalent to 1,932 containers. This resulted in losses of R$ 8.901 million in extra costs with storage, detentions, pre-stacking, and gate anticipation.
Since Cecafé began monitoring the impacts in June 2024, companies have already accumulated losses of R$ 66.576 million due to the inefficient structure of the main Brazilian ports.
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Disrupted Coffee Exports Reduce Foreign Exchange Revenue
In addition to the direct impact on the companies’ cash flows, Brazil also lost tax revenue from the unshipped coffee. There were US$ 262.8 million (equivalent to R$ 1.510 billion) that the country failed to receive as foreign exchange revenue in March.
The calculation considers the average FOB export price of US$ 336.33 per bag and the dollar at R$ 5.7462 on average for the month.
According to Cecafé’s technical director, Eduardo Heron, this logistics failure directly harms producers. “Brazil is the country that passes on the highest FOB export price to the producer, and when we fail to ship our coffees due to non-completed shipments, we have a lower pass-through to our coffee growers, who work hard to deliver quality and sustainable products,” he says.
Outdated Port Infrastructure Hampers Exports
Heron emphasizes that, although there are announcements of investments in infrastructure, it is necessary to speed up the processes. According to him, Brazilian ports have not kept pace with the growth of agribusiness.
The current situation, according to Heron, requires urgent government action. The slowness in improving port infrastructure compromises the entire production chain, from the field to the external market.
Delays At Ports Affect More Than Half Of Vessels
The Zero Detention Bulletin (DTZ), prepared by the startup ElloX Digital in partnership with Cecafé, shows that 55% of ships at the main ports experienced delays or schedule changes in March 2025. There were 179 affected vessels out of a total of 325.
At the Port of Santos, responsible for 78.5% of coffee exports in the first quarter of 2025, the rate of ships with delays or changes was 63%. This represents 113 of the 179 affected container carriers. The longest wait reached 42 days.
The Rio de Janeiro port complex, the second largest coffee exporter in the country, with a 17.2% share between January and March, had a 59% delay in shipments last month. Out of the 73 ships, 43 had changes, with a maximum interval of 15 days between shipping deadlines.
The financial losses caused by these delays directly affect the competitiveness of Brazilian coffee in the international market. As long as the infrastructure is not modernized swiftly, the sector will continue to suffer recurring losses.
With information from Diário do Comércio.
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