The Federación Nacional de Cafeteros reported that the May harvest reached 1.057 million sacks, a 29% rise from the same month in 2025. However, 2026 accumulated production fell 19% and exports dropped 22%.
May coffee production confirmed a monthly recovery. Growers harvested 1.057 million 60-kilogram sacks, compared with 819,000 sacks in May 2025. Germán Bahamón, general manager of Fedecafé, attributed the rebound to the southern harvest, less affected by rains. Even so, year-to-date production through May totaled 4.3 million sacks, a 19% drop from 2025. Preliminary May exports reached 894,000 sacks. In the first five months of the year they totaled 4.15 million sacks, down 22% from the prior period. The internal price for a 125-kilogram load closed June 4 at 2.005 million pesos, the lowest level since September 2024. Bahamón noted that peso appreciation has generated losses exceeding 400,000 pesos per load.
