Brazil's coffee exports to the US nearly double in September
Cecafé says US purchases of Brazilian coffee jumped 86% in September after most tariffs were lifted, retaking the top buyer spot from Germany even as total export revenue fell.
Brazil's coffee exports to the United States nearly doubled in September, after Washington lifted most tariffs on the country's beans, industry group Cecafé reports.
The US bought 625,192 bags of Brazilian coffee in September, up 86.4% from 335,339 bags a year earlier. Cecafé president Márcio Ferreira said the US removed the tariff on most Brazilian coffee in November 2025; soluble coffee stayed taxed until it was added to an exception list in July 2026.
Brazil's total September exports came to 3.894 million 60kg bags, up 3.1% on the year, though revenue fell 7.1% to US$1.282 billion. For January to September, exports reached 29.095 million bags, down 0.2%, for US$10.113 billion, down 8.6%.
Brazil's coffee story this year is about volume recovering, not about price, Cecafé's figures suggest.
The US retakes the top spot
The US regained first place among buyers of Brazilian coffee in 2026, overtaking Germany. From January to September it bought 3.805 million bags, 13.1% of exports, though that is 12.8% below the same period of 2025.
Germany bought 3.307 million bags over the same months, down 11.4%. Italy bought 2.597 million, up 11.6%, and Belgium 2.463 million, up 44.5%. Japan bought 1.451 million bags, down 23.3%.
Ferreira attributed the lower revenue per bag to softer international prices, rain-damaged early arabica lots, and a larger share of cheaper canephora, the conilon and robusta beans, in the export mix.
A record year still in reach
Cecafé, founded in 1999 and representing more than 100 exporters it says cover 96% of the market, expects full-year exports to overtake 2025's total by December, on the back of the US rebound and steady European demand.
The figures land in the same week as a record $400-a-pound lot from Colombia's Cauca region, a reminder that Brazil's story this year is about volume recovering, not about price. Brazil remains the world's largest coffee producer and exporter by a wide margin, so shifts in its US shipments ripple through roasters' costs well beyond American shores, shaping what cafés from Seattle to Seoul pay for the beans behind a daily espresso.
