SÃO PAULO, Brazil ― Brazilian coffee exports hit a record $15.6 billion in 2025 even though the country’s total shipments of 60-kilogram (132.2 pounds) bags declined by a fifth, as higher average coffee prices offset the impact of a fall in volumes, exporters group Cecafe said in a report published on Monday.
During the course of 2025, total coffee exports ― including instant coffee ― fell by almost 21 percent to 40 million bags, down from a record of 50.6 million bags in 2024, Cecafe said.
However, average coffee prices rose by almost 57 percent to $389.17 per bag, the group added.
“We had higher average monthly prices in 2025, and our well-organized coffee growers maintain their investments in technology, innovation and quality, which raises the standard of Brazilian coffees and, consequently, their value,” Cecafe head Marcio Ferreira said in the report.
Last year, United States President Donald Trump imposed 50-percent tariffs on Brazilian goods during a spat with the South American country’s government over what Trump called a “witch hunt” of Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.
Though Trump later reversed course on Brazilian food products including coffee, four months of higher import charges with tariffs in place saw the United States fall into second place behind Germany as the top destination for Brazilian coffee last year, Cecafe said.
“Between the beginning of August and the end of November, our shipments to the United States plummeted 55 percent, mostly affected by these taxes,” Ferreira said.
During the year, green coffee exports fell almost 22 percent to 36.3 million bags, Cecafe said, adding that December green coffee exports declined 18.4 percent versus the same month in 2024, with Arabica exports falling 10 percent to 2.63 million bags and Robusta coffee shipments dropping a little over 61 percent to 222,147 bags.
For this year, Cecafe expects exports to increase versus 2025, Ferreira said during a press conference to discuss the numbers.
“Our expectation is above 40 million, based on what we’re seeing regarding the recovery of Brazil’s harvest,” he said, adding that the group would be following the next three months ― which are crucial for the current crop ― closely.