Colombia's coffee production totaled 697,000 60kg bags in April, a volume that is 7.5% lower than that recorded in March and 0.8% lower compared to the same month last year, according to data released this Wednesday (6) by the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC).
According to the institution's president, German Bahamon Jaramillo, the April production data is beginning to incorporate the harvest volumes from the first half of the year, although the work is only expected to really gain momentum in the second half of May.
"This behavior [low annual drop] confirms that the harvest is starting to move forward, although with delays caused by the rains, especially in the southern departments of the country, where the ripening of the fruit was affected," explains Jaramillo.
In the last 12 months – from May 2025 to April 2026 – Colombian coffee production totaled 12.407 million bags, a 17% decrease compared to the 14.953 million bags of the previous period, according to data from the FNC.
In the 2025/26 coffee year, production totaled 6.921 million bags, compared to 9.383 million bags in the previous cycle (-26%); in the accumulated total for the first four months of 2026, it reached 3.213 million bags, compared to 4.484 million bags in the same period of 2025.
Exports
Colombia's coffee exports also reflect this lower available volume. In April, the country shipped 682,000 bags of the commodity, a 15% decrease compared to the 802,000 bags shipped in the same month of 2025. Over the last 12 months, exports reached 11.9 million bags, a 7% reduction compared to the previous period.
Despite the context, FNC maintained a solid share of exports: in the last 12 months, it exported 2.5 million bags, a 5% increase compared to the same period last year, reaching a 21.1% share of total shipments.
Estimated imports over the last 12 months totaled 1.35 million bags, while domestic consumption stood at 2.3 million bags.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.