São Paulo – Brazilian coffee exports reached a record-breaking volume in 2014, with 36.2 million of bags shipped, a volume 14.7% larger than the total exported by the country in 2013. According to last year’s balance sheet, released this Monday (12) by the Brazilian Coffee Exporter Council (Cecafé, in the Portuguese acronym), revenues earned with the product’s sales also went up. It reached US$ 6.576 billion, a 26% increase over 2013. The average price of the 60kg/bag in 2014 was US$ 181.07. In 2013, it was set at US$ 164.86.
In Cecafé’s release, their CEO, Guilherme Braga, stated that there was, in the course of 2014, a “consistent and stable” growth in exports. Cecafé added that the amount earned with sales was “highly satisfactory” and that the increase over the previous period represented an important recovery considering the unfavorable economic environment faced by the sector at the start of the year.
Arabica coffee amounted to 81% of total exports. Robusta came at 9.5%, followed by soluble with 9.4% and roast and ground with 0.1%.
Europe imported 55% of the total, followed by North America (24%), Asia (16%), South America (3%), Africa (1%), Central America (1%) and Oceania (1%). Arab countries imported 1.36 million bags, with revenues of US$ 198.1million. The sales volume for these countries dropped 9% in comparison to 2013. In 2014, sales to Arab countries amounted to 4% of the total shipped by Brazil. In the previous year, sales to the region amounted to 5%.
Among countries, United States were the main buyers, followed by Germany, Belgium, Italy, Japan, Spain, Canada, Russia, Slovenia and United Kingdom. The coffee exports percentage in the Brazilian trade balance in 2014 was of 2.9%. In agribusiness, exports amounted to 6.6% of the total.
*Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
