Brazil’s coffee exports rose to record levels

According to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), export earnings reached $1.02 billion in May, an 85.9% increase over last year’s figures. In the first five months of this year, Brazil exported a total of 20.69 million bags of coffee, which is a 52.1% increase compared to the same period last year. The value of exported coffee in this period reached 4.47 billion dollars, which is also a record.

The increase in exports was significantly supported by the exceptional performance of robusta coffee, which performed outstandingly in May with the export of 868,270 bags. Arabica coffee continues to play a dominant role in Brazilian coffee exports, as this variety accounted for 75.7% of the total exported volume in the period between January and May.