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Brazilian Coffee Exports Reach 122 Countries Last Year, with 46% Increase

Written by Bruno Teles
Published on 17/01/2023 at 18:50
Updated on 17/01/2023 at 21:18
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In 2022, Brazil’s Coffee Exports Reached 122 Countries, Generating a Record Foreign Revenue of US$ 9.233 Billion, a Strong Increase of 46.9% Compared to US$ 6.285 Billion the Previous Year.

In volume, Brazil’s coffee exports reached 39.35 million 60kg bags of coffee, a decline of 3.1% compared to 2021. The data comes from the statistical report of the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).

Learn more about the numbers of Brazil’s coffee exports. In the first six months of the 2022/23 harvest, national shipments reached 19.341 million bags, generating US$ 4.576 billion in domestic revenue, a decline of 1.7% in volume, but an increase of 31.5% in revenue. These results were achieved with the shipment of 3.195 million bags abroad in December, generating US$ 707 million – a decrease of 17.9% in volume and 11.8% in revenue compared to the same month last year.

According to the president of Cecafé, Márcio Ferreira, the record revenue for 2022 reflects the rise in product prices and the favorable exchange rate. “The commercial dollar quote remained above R$ 5 for most of last year, and coffee prices remained at a satisfactory level until they recently started to fall. As such, the average price per bag is US$ 234.64, the highest level in the last five years and the highest of the year, with an increase of 52% compared to the previous year,” he commented.

Regarding the decline in sales, he notes that 2022 continues to be a year marked by bottlenecks in the logistics of global maritime trade, in addition to geopolitical conflicts and greater interest from the national industry in Robusta and Cornalina coffees.

Destinations of Brazil’s Coffee Exports

Of the 10 main destinations for Brazilian coffee in the previous year, only Japan did not record growth. The United States topped the list of main destinations for this product in 2022, importing 7.985 million bags, 2.1% more than in 2021, accounting for 20.3% of the total. This was followed by Germany with 6.844 million bags (+4.2% and 17.4%, respectively); Italy, 3.355 million (+13.7%/8.5%); Belgium, 2.921 million bags (+2.7%/7.4% of the total); Japan imported 2.873 million bags (-25.5%/4.8%).

Exports to the region fell last year due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Eastern Europe imported 1.113 million bags of coffee from Brazil, a decrease of 45.3% compared to 2021. Only Russia saw a decline of 46.6%, with its purchases dropping to 650.174 bags in 2022, down from 1.217 million bags the previous year. As a result, Russia falls from sixth place in the ranking to fifteenth.

Types of Coffee on Brazil’s Export List

The largest export volume accumulated in 2022 is Arabica coffee, with shipments of 34.077 million bags, representing 86.6%. Shipments of instant coffee totaled 3.725 million bags, representing 9.5%.

Followed by edamame (robusta + conilon), 1.501 million bags (3.8%) were exported, and roasted and ground products amounted to 47.747 bags (0.1%). The differentiated coffee with superior quality or some certification of sustainable practices will represent 17% of the total Brazilian product exports in 2022, totaling 6.703 million bags. This represents a decline of 12.6% compared to the 7.669 million bags shipped from the country last year.

Bruno Teles

Falo sobre tecnologia, inovação, petróleo e gás. Atualizo diariamente sobre oportunidades no mercado brasileiro. Com mais de 7.000 artigos publicados nos sites CPG, Naval Porto Estaleiro, Mineração Brasil e Obras Construção Civil. Sugestão de pauta? Manda no brunotelesredator@gmail.com

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