Colombian coffee production totaled 1.057 million 60 kg bags in May, a 29% increase compared to the same month last year and a 51% increase compared to April, according to data from the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC), released this Friday (5). According to the president of the FNC, German Bahamon Jaramillo, the Colombian harvest began to gain momentum after a slowdown observed in the first half, with delays in fruit ripening due to rainfall patterns that affected large coffee-growing areas of the country. "However, although May shows a significant recovery, the accumulated indicators continue to reflect the impact on national production," Jaramillo points out. In the last 12 months – from June 2025 to May 2026 – Colombian coffee production totaled 12.645 million bags, a 14% decrease compared to the 14.652 million bags of the previous period, according to FNC data. In the 2025/26 coffee year, production totaled 7.978 million bags, compared to 10.201 million bags in the previous cycle (-22%); in the first five months of 2026, it reached 4.270 million bags, compared to 5.303 million bags in the same period of 2025 (-19%).
Exports
Colombian coffee exports reached 894,000 bags in May, a volume similar to that recorded a year ago, when 912,000 bags were exported. In the accumulated total for 2026, shipments total 4.15 million bags, a 22% decrease compared to the same period last year. "The Federation is consolidating its position, achieving a share of more than 23% of the country's total exports so far this year," states Jaramillo. Estimated imports for the last 12 months totaled 1.42 million bags, while domestic consumption reached 2.33 million bags. "We will continue to rigorously monitor the progress of the harvest and any weather conditions that may affect it, as well as the impact on prices due to exchange rate and stock market fluctuations," concludes the president of the FNC.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.