São Paulo – Brazilian coffee exports to the Arab countries totaled USD 218.5 million last year. In all, more than 1.5 million of 60-kg bags of the product were shipped. Both revenues and volumes traded increased a little more than 10% in comparison to 2014, according to data released this Tuesday (19th) by the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).
Exporters had a positive year in 2015. In all, Brazil exported 36.89 million bags last year, a record volume, according to Cecafé, despite “two years of severe drought” in the crops. The council graded the result as surprising.
The total shipped last year was 1.3% higher than the 2014 results. Revenues, however, dropped 7% to USD 6.1 billion. The average price of the bag declined 8.2% from one year to the other, according to Cecafé.
However, with the strong appreciation of the dollar against the real throughout last year, exporters earned more in reais. In the Brazilian currency, exports totaled BRL 20.5 billion in 2015, against BRL 15.5 billion in 2014.
Arabica coffee accounted for 79% of exports, followed by the Robusta type with 11.3%, instant coffee with 9.6% and roasted and ground with 0.1%.
The ten main markets for Brazilian coffee in 2015 were the United States, Germany, Italy, Japan, Belgium, United Kingdom, Turkey, Russia, Canada and France.
*Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
