Brazil exported 3.1 million bags of coffee in April.

Coffee exports totaled 3.122 million 60 kg bags in April 2026, a slight increase of 0.6% compared to the 3.105 million bags registered in the same month last year. However, in terms of foreign exchange revenue, there was a decrease of 17.7% in the same comparative period, with values falling from US$ 1.347 billion to the current US$ 1.109 billion. The data is from the monthly statistical report of the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé). According to the organization's president, Márcio Ferreira, the increase in export volume reflects the arrival of some coffees from the new harvest, mainly Robusta varieties, while the lower inflow of dollars results from the international price scenario. “In April, it was already possible to observe the arrival of conilon and robusta coffee harvested this year, which are added to some remaining coffee from the previous harvest. Regarding the drop in revenue, it is justified by the decline observed in international prices compared to last year,” he reports. With last month's performance, exports in the accumulated 10 months of the 2025/26 crop year total 32.247 million bags, a volume that implies a 19.4% drop compared to shipments recorded between July 2024 and April 2025. Foreign exchange revenue, in turn, rose 0.8% in that period, jumping to US$ 12.551 billion. CALENDAR YEAR From January to the end of April of this year, Brazilian coffee exports totaled 11.619 million bags, 16.1% below the 13.843 million recorded in the first four months of 2025. Revenue from these shipments totaled US$4.490 billion, an amount 14.4% lower than the US$5.247 billion obtained in the first four months of last year. “The decline we have observed so far in 2026, both in volume and revenue, was already expected at this point. In addition to the low inflow of coffee from the new harvest, last year, which had a lower supply, registered a good volume of exports, so few coffees remained, particularly Arabica,” comments Ferreira. On the other hand, he points out that the export of Robusta and Conilon in April 2026 represents a 374% increase compared to the same month last year. “Given that the Robusta variety represents a much lower absolute value per bag than Arabica, the impact on total revenue from green coffee exports will not go in the same direction as the substantial increase in Robusta volume,” he explains. The president of Cecafé concludes that, with a lower volume of Arabica exports in the month and the four-month period, “we automatically had less dollar inflow, also highlighting the current substantial drop in international prices for both varieties.” MAIN DESTINATIONS Germany remains the largest importer of Brazilian coffee in the first four months of 2026, acquiring 1.563 million bags. This volume represents 13.4% of the country's total shipments in the period, despite implying a 12.8% decrease compared to the same period in 2025. The USA follows, with 1.390 million bags imported, which means a 41.5% decrease compared to the first four months of 2025 and represents 12% of the total. Rounding out the top 5 are Italy, with 1.182 million bags and a 3.2% increase; Belgium, with 713,790 bags and a 15.4% increase; and Japan, with 612,720 bags and a 29.7% decrease. TYPES OF COFFEE Arabica coffee, with 8.984 million bags, remains the most exported by Brazil between January and April 2026. This amount is equivalent to 77.3% of the total shipped, even representing a 23.4% decrease compared to the first four months of last year. Following this, with the equivalent of 1.338 million bags shipped abroad, is the soluble coffee segment, which increased by 4.1% compared to the first four months of 2025. This type of product accounts for 11.5% of total exports in the current period. Canephora coffees (conilon + robusta), with 1.284 million bags – a 58.8% increase and 11% of the total – and roasted and roasted and ground coffee, with 14,259 bags (-23.7% and 0.1% representation), complete the list. Specialty Coffees: Coffees with superior quality, certified for sustainable practices and/or specialty coffees accounted for 17.9% of total Brazilian exports from January to the end of April this year, with 2.076 million bags shipped abroad. This volume is 36.3% lower than that recorded in the same period of 2025. At an average price of US$ 443.03 per bag, the foreign exchange revenue from shipments of specialty coffees was US$ 919.888 million, which corresponded to 20.5% of the total obtained from all coffee shipments in the first four months of 2026. In the annual comparison, the value is 34.9% lower than that recorded in the first four months of last year. Germany also leads the ranking of the main destinations for specialty coffees, with the purchase of 268,243 bags, equivalent to 12.9% of the total of this type of product exported. Rounding out the top 5 are Italy, with 250,545 bags and a 12.1% share; the USA, with 240,825 bags (11.6%); Belgium, with 220,979 bags (10.6%); and the Netherlands, with 145,189 bags (7%). PORTS The Port of Santos was the main exporter of Brazilian coffee in the first four months of the year, with 8.678 million bags and a 74.7% share of the total. Following were the port complex of Rio de Janeiro, which accounted for 21.3% of shipments, sending 2.476 million bags abroad, and the Port of Paranaguá (PR), which shipped 132,487 bags and had a 1.1% share. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.