Brazil exported 506,000 60-kg bags from January to May 2023, up 50.2% from a year earlier.
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In 2021 the volume shipped to the Arabs and other major blocs was down. Production this year is expected to increase.
The performance reflects high commodity and foreign exchange rates. The volume presented a drop caused by logistical bottlenecks.
In total volume, shipments declined 25% compared to August 2020. Cecafé informed the main reason for the downturn is the continuation of logistical bottlenecks in global maritime transport.
In July, Brazilian coffee exports fell 13% compared to the same month last year. The sector entity informed there are obstacles such as increased freight costs, cancellation of bookings, and disputes for containers.
Two Saudi traders had an online meeting with representatives of Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Cecafé, and BSCA. The Brazilians invited the Arab buyers to visit the country’s farms next year.
The first quarter of this year saw Brazilian coffee exports to Arab countries climb 37%. Demand went up for green coffee beans as well as instant coffee.
Brazil’s Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) is looking to replicate, in the Arab country, its ongoing marketing work in China. Plans including working with the federal government to join trade shows and B2B events in the second half of 2021.
Arab bloc imported 19.2% more coffee from Brazil in 2020 from the previous year. Highlights are North African countries. Algeria bought 310% more coffee from Brazil.
Sales to those countries were up 12.9% year-to-date through November. Overall, 39.8 million bags of coffee got shipped from Brazil, the biggest amount on record, according to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).
Year-to-date through October, Brazil exported 1.6 million bags of coffee to the Arab countries. The region accounted for 4.6% of Brazil’s coffee exports.
Cecafé reported that, over the last nine years, the country increased its exports by an average of 3.8% a year. In Brazil’s largest coffee cooperative, Cooxupé, the volume exported in 2020 has surpassed whole-year exports in 2019.
Last month saw 3.8 million bags shipped from Brazil, up 8.6% from September 2019. Sales to the Arab countries were up 6.9% year-to-date through September.
Last month saw 3 million bags of coffee shipped from Brazil, the next-to-highest amount since record-taking began.
