{"id":204034,"date":"2018-11-08T18:09:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T21:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=204034"},"modified":"2018-11-12T18:59:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T21:59:34","slug":"brazil-coffee-exports-hits-record-high-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazil-coffee-exports-hits-record-high-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil coffee exports hit record high in October"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belo Horizonte \u2013 Brazil, the world\u2019s top producer, just set a new coffee exports monthly record. In October, the country shipped out 3.74 million 60-kg bags. The figure includes green, instant, roasted and ground coffee and shows a 29.1% increase over the results seen in the same month of 2017, when the country sold abroad 2.9 million bags. The data was shown this Thursday (08) by the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (CECAF\u00c9<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Revenues in October rose slightly by 0.7% over last year\u2019s October, totaling USD 490 million. If compared to September of this year, revenues rose 15.3%. Despite the positive data, CECAF\u00c9 says that the performance could have been better. \u201cWe are still having problems with rolling of cargo, otherwise, we could have reached the 4 million bags-level. The data shows a positive performance for the next months, ending the calendar year with good results and consolidating more and more Brazil\u2019s leadership in exported volume and the commitment with quality and sustainability,\u201d said Nelson Carvalhaes, CECAF\u00c9\u2019s president, in a statement.<\/p>\n

On Thursday morning, the Council took part in the International Coffee Week, in Belo Horizonte, represented by it director general Marcos Matos, who spoke in the panel \u201cCreating global change via local action,\u201d held at Grande Audit\u00f3rio Rob\u00e9rio Oliveira Silva. The event gathered organizations that have joined forces for the sustainability in the coffee production chain and for the Coffee Global Platform.<\/p>\n

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The Global Coffee Sustainability Conference 2018 was attended by the executive director of the ICO, Jos\u00e9 Sette (R)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event was part of the Global Coffee Sustainability Conference 2018, also attended by the executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO<\/a>), Jos\u00e9 Sette. \u201cBrazil is seen globally as advanced. The producer tends to be more structured and high performance,\u201d said Sette to ANBA. \u201cTo consumers, Brazil is establishing itself in this niche of special coffees. Domestically, it is also thriving. It is seen as an example,\u201d said Sette, who is Brazilian and leads the London-based organization.<\/p>\n

Robusta skyrockets <\/strong><\/p>\n

Responsible for driving up the record numbers, Robusta coffee exports soared, going up 1,797% over October of last year. Exports were boosted by an improvement in production this year in the state that is the main producer of Robusta in the country, Esp\u00edrito Santo. The performance reflects the improvement in the climate of the region, which went through a strong drought in the 2015 and 2016 production cycles.<\/p>\n

The Arabica coffee accounted for 82.5% of total exports in the month, with over 3 million bags. Exports of the Arabica rose 20.2% in comparison to October of 2017. Meanwhile, instant coffee exports dropped 6.8% in the same comparison. Instant coffee accounted for 7.7% of total exports in October with 288,900 bags.<\/p>\n

From January to October, Brazil exported 27.5 million bags, up 10.3% over the same period of last year. However, year-to-date, revenues slid 4.9% to USD 4 billion. In this period, exports of Robusta coffee were also the highlight, with 2 million bags, up 874.5% over the same period of 2017. Year-to-date, seven of the ten main destinations of Brazilian coffee increased purchases.<\/p>\n

Arab countries <\/strong><\/p>\n

Coffee exports to Arab countries followed the trend of volume increase seen year-to-date with total exports. The country shipped out 1,252,104 bags from January to October 2018 to the Arab countries, up 14% over the same period of 2017. However, revenues dropped, going from USD 181.1 million from January to October 2017, to USD 175.2 million in the same period of this year.<\/p>\n

*The reporter was invited to the event by the organizers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Translated by S\u00e9rgio Kakitani<\/strong><\/p>\n

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