Brazil's Cooxupe changes view on coffee crop and now sees a reduction
By Roberto Samora
SAO PAULO, Aug 5 (Reuters) -Brazil's co-op Cooxupe, the country's largest coffee exporter, has changed its view on this year's coffee crop in the world's largest producer and now expects a fall in production in the area where it operates, when compared to last year.
Cooxupe's President Carlos Augusto Rodrigues de Melo said on Monday that with the harvest near its end it now seems its associated farmers will deliver a smaller amount of coffee this year compared to 2023 after dry, hot weather hurt agricultural yields.
"At the beginning of the harvest I thought we would have a production similar to last year, or a bit larger, around 8% larger. But to our surprise, with this weather, it seems production will come in a bit smaller," Melo told Reuters at the sidelines of a conference in Sao Paulo.
The co-op projected before the beginning of the crop that it would receive 7 million bags of coffee in 2024 from associated farmers and other suppliers, or a 7.7% increase over 2023. Melo said it now looks unlikely that there will be any increase.
He declined to give a new projection for the amount of coffee Cooxupe could receive.
Melo said, however, that he believes the company will keep its targets for coffee sales thanks to existing stocks.
Cooxupe plans to sell 6.8 million bags this year, including 5.5 million bags to foreign markets.
Melo said it was too early to have an idea for 2025 production, while the weather remains drier-than-normal.
Reporting by Roberto Samora; Writing by Marcelo Teixeira in New York; Editing by Andrea Ricci
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
