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More than 630 bags of coffee were not shipped in March due to delays at Brazilian ports. Exporters have lost R$66 million and are demanding immediate action
Even with the off-season for 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 shipping process. embeds.
In March, according to data from the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), 637.767 bags of coffee were not shipped, equivalent to 1.932 containers. This generated losses of R$8,901 million in extra costs for storage, detentions, pre-stacking and early gates.
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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Halted coffee exports reduce foreign exchange earnings
In addition to the direct impact on companies' cash flow, Brazil also failed to collect revenue from the export of unshipped coffee. The country failed to receive US$262,8 million (equivalent to R$1,510 billion) as foreign exchange revenue in March.
The calculation considers the average FOB export price of US$ 336,33 per bag and the dollar at R$ 5,7462 on average for the month.
For Cecafé’s technical director, Eduardo Heron, this failure in logistics directly harms producers. “Brazil is the country that passes on the FOB price of exports to producers the most and, by failing to ship our coffees due to non-fulfillment of shipments, we have a lower transfer to our coffee growers, who work hard to deliver quality and sustainable products."He says.
Outdated port infrastructure hinders exports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 up with the pace of growth in agribusiness.
According to Heron, the current situation requires urgent action from the government. The slow pace of improving the port infrastructure is compromising the entire production chain, from the countryside to the foreign market.
Delays at ports affect more than half of vessels
The Detention Zero Bulletin (DTZ), prepared by the startup ElloX Digital in partnership with Cecafé, shows that 55% of ships in the main ports had delays or changes of scale in March 2025. 179 vessels were affected, 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 vessels with delays or changes was 63%. This represents 113 of the 179 container ships impacted. The longest wait was 42 days.
The port complex in Rio de Janeiro, 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. Among the 73 vessels, 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. Until the infrastructure is modernized quickly, the sector will continue to suffer recurring losses.
With information from the Commerce Journal.
