Germany Overtakes U.S. as Top Buyer of Brazilian Coffee
Germany has become the world’s largest buyer of coffee from Brazil in 2025, overtaking the United States (U.S.), which slipped to second place after imposing steep import tariffs.
Germany imported 5.4 million 60-kilogram bags of Brazilian coffee last year, accounting for 13.5per cent of Brazil’s total exports, the Brazilian coffee exporters’ association Cecafé said on Wednesday.
The U.S., traditionally Brazil’s largest coffee customer, fell to second place with imports of 5.3 million bags, down 33per cent from the previous year
Márcio Ferreira, Cecafé head, said the decline was largely driven by temporary tariffs of up to 50per cent imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ferreira said shipments to the U.S. fell by 55 per cent during the period from early August to late November when high tariffs were imposed on all Brazilian coffee varieties.
Trump had imposed the tariffs on a range of Brazilian food products in response to criminal proceedings against former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, a political ally of the U.S. president.
Bolsonaro had since been convicted and is serving a prison sentence of more than 27 years for attempting a coup. As food prices in the U.S. rose, Trump largely rolled back the tariffs in November.
Brazil exported a total of 40 million bags of coffee last year, down about 20 per cent from the previous year. In spite the lower volume, export revenues jumped 24 per cent to a record 15.5 billion dollars.
Ferreira said weaker shipments also reflected lower stockpiles after record exports a year earlier and weather-related losses, adding that stronger global prices more than offset the decline.
Brazil is the only producing country that exports coffee to more than 120 countries and accounts for over one-third of the global market. After Germany and the U.S., major buyers include Italy, Japan and Belgium. #Germany Overtakes U.S. as Top Buyer of Brazilian Coffee#
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