Colombia produced 1.06 million sacks of coffee in May, up 29% from the same month in 2025. The January-to-May total, however, showed a 19% decline.
The National Federation of Coffee Growers reported that May production reached 1.06 million sacks, compared with 819 thousand sacks in May 2025. Germán Bahamón, the federation’s president, attributed the result to
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DANE reported that manufacturing industrial production fell 0.5% in January 2026 compared to January 2025, with real sales down 0.7%. This marks two consecutive months of production contraction and three for sales.
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%.
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Brasilien behåller sin status som världens största kaffeproducent samtidigt som man bygger upp en robust hemmamarknad som nu inkluderar en växande konsumtion av specialkaffe. Senaste data visar på en stadig tillväxt i den interna efterfrågan, vilket ger motståndskraft mot handelsstörningar. Branschexperter framhåller hur produktionshistoria och infrastrukturinvesteringar har främjat denna dubbla styrka.
Den pågående konflikten i Mellanöstern har inte direkt drivit upp kaffapriserna, som förblir stabila trots prognoser om rekordskördar. Däremot ökar toppar i oljepriser frakt-, energi- och gödselkostnader, vilket innebär indirekta risker för kaffeindustrin. Eskalerande spänningar mellan USA, Israel och Iran har lett till stängningen av Hormuzsundet, vilket stör globala försörjningskedjor.
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The free trade agreement between Colombia and the United States marks 14 years and has enabled US$186.051 million in exports since 2012. US investment reached US$41.753 million over the same period.
The Dane reported that Colombia's GDP rose 2.2% in the first quarter of 2026, below the 2.5% recorded a year earlier. Growth was driven mainly by public spending and household consumption, while sectors such as construction and agriculture posted declines.