Coffee shipments rise, but revenue falls in September
Brazil exported 3.894 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee in September 2026, while foreign-exchange revenue fell 7.1%. In the year-to-date total, Santos handled 70.7% of shipments.
Shipments grow, but revenue declines
Brazil exported 3.894 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee in September 2026. The volume was 3.1% higher than in the same month of the previous year. Despite the increase in shipments, foreign-exchange revenue fell 7.1% to US$ 1.282 billion.
The difference between exported quantity and revenue was associated with lower international prices, the quality of the first lots of the crop, and the greater share of canephora coffee, consisting of conilon and robusta. This variety has a lower average price than arabica coffee.
Rainfall, especially in July, delayed the harvest and postponed the arrival of part of the new crop in the international market. New lots began to appear more intensely from August onward, contributing to the normalization of the pace of business.
Year and crop-year performance
From January to September, Brazilian exports totaled 29.095 million bags, a 0.2% decline from the previous year. Revenue for the period fell 8.6%, from US$ 11.065 billion to US$ 10.113 billion.
At the beginning of the 2026/27 crop year, between July and September, the movement was different. The country shipped 11.210 million bags, up 15.5% from the same period of 2025. Revenue reached US$ 3.561 billion, an increase of 0.8%.
Among coffee types, arabica accounted for 20.739 million bags in the year-to-date total, but declined 10.7% from 2025. Canephora varieties totaled 5.162 million bags, up 68.3%. Soluble coffee accounted for 3.141 million bags.
United States retakes the lead among destinations
The United States returned to first place among the destinations for Brazilian coffee in the January-to-September total. Purchases by the United States reached 3.805 million bags, down 12.8% year over year, representing 13.1% of the total.
Germany ranked second, with 3.307 million bags, followed by Italy, with 2.597 million, and Belgium, with 2.463 million. Exports to Italy and Belgium grew 11.6% and 44.5%, respectively.
Santos concentrates the export flow
In export logistics, the Port of Santos led the flow from January to September, with 20.573 million bags and a 70.7% share of the Brazilian total. The Port of Rio de Janeiro complex handled 7.335 million bags, or 25.2%, while Paranaguá moved 312,128 bags, equivalent to 1.1% of national shipments.