Soluble product shipments grew 14% in February compared to the same period last year.

Unlike the negative performance recorded in shipments of green, roasted, and roasted and ground coffee in February, Brazilian exports of soluble coffee totaled 7,409 thousand tons – equivalent to 321,129 60-kg bags – and grew 13.9% compared to the 6,504 thousand tons (281,880 bags) recorded in the same month of 2025. In terms of foreign exchange revenue, the increase was 10.8%, with income reaching US$ 90.289 million last month. The data comes from the Brazilian Soluble Coffee Industry Association (Abics). “This result is the best for the month of February in the last five years and is surprising given the market context we have been experiencing with the tariffs imposed by the United States. The fact that the Americans themselves increased their purchases in February also demonstrates the need for Brazilian products,” comments Abics executive director, Aguinaldo Lima. On the other hand, the weight of tariffs is still felt in the analysis of the first two months of 2026, when Brazil shipped 13,235 thousand tons (573,767 bags), a volume 11.5% lower than that recorded in the first two months of 2025. Revenue also falls in the same comparison, to US$ 161.059 million. “We saw the performance in February minimize the fall in exports to the US for the year, although the reduction of the tariff from 50% to new rates of 10% will only take effect from this month of March. This could be a positive sign for shipments in the coming months,” analyzes Lima. He adds that the ratification of the Mercosur-European Union agreement should allow the treaty to come into force in the coming months, generating a gradual reduction in the 9% tariffs that Brazilian soluble coffee suffers to enter the European bloc. “Europe is our second main destination as a bloc, and the agreement between the EU and Mercosur gives us hope and opens opportunities for Brazil to expand shipments,” he notes. :: MAIN IMPORTERS In the first two months of 2026, the USA, reinforcing the importance of Brazilian soluble coffee to this market, were the main buyers of the product, importing 1,769 thousand tons (76,766 bags), an amount 2.5% lower than that recorded in the same two months in 2025. Rounding out the top 3 are Russia, which acquired 1,161 thousand tons (50,300 bags) of the product, registering growth of 18.5% compared to the first two months of last year, and Argentina, with 1,090 thousand tons (47,245 bags), which represented a decrease of 2.6% in the annual comparison. :: DOMESTIC MARKET Following a trend that began a decade ago, domestic consumption of instant coffee in Brazil rose 15.1% in the first two months of 2026. The national market absorbed 4,146 thousand tons (179,660 bags), up from 3,601 thousand tons (156,024 bags) last year. “Our market study indicates a growing preference among Brazilian consumers for instant coffee, a fact that reflects the successful strategies of the industry's companies, which continue to invest in optimizing quality and in new products and packaging for consumers in the country,” concludes the executive director of Abics. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.