Latest data from the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (Cecafe) shows that Brazil's coffee exports performed strongly in April this year, with a total of 4.222 million 60-kg bags exported, up 53.3% year on year, setting a record high for that month and generating US$935.3 million in foreign exchange earnings, an increase of 52.6% year on year. In the first four months of this year, cumulative exports reached 16.242 million bags, with revenue of US$3.444 billion, both setting all-time records. Arabica still accounted for 76.77% of total exports, while robusta export volume rose 528% year on year. Tight global supply, reduced production in Vietnam and the Red Sea crisis pushed up market demand and coffee prices. However, severe delays at major ports such as Santos, combined with the risk of frost in the south, mean subsequent exports still face the dual challenges of logistics and weather. [more…]

The latest report from the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council shows that Brazil's coffee exports reached 4.397 million bags in May, setting a new record for the month, with a year-on-year increase of nearly 80%, and foreign exchange earnings also hitting a historic high. Cumulative exports in the first 11 months of the 2023/24 harvest year have approached a historic peak, and this year is expected to break the cycle record. The surge in robusta coffee exports has become a highlight, but the La Niña phenomenon in the second half of the year may bring the threat of drought, and coupled with the Brazilian government's new rules tightening tax credits, this may put pressure on the cash flow and global competitiveness of exporting companies. [more…]

The latest report from the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council shows that although about 2.1 million bags of coffee beans were stranded at ports due to logistics problems at the end of September, Brazil's coffee exports in October still bucked the trend to hit a monthly record high of 4.926 million bags, up 11.6% year on year, with total export value reaching US$1.393 billion. Germany became the largest importer of Brazilian coffee beans in the first 10 months of this year, importing 6.64 million bags in total, accounting for 23.9%. However, multiple factors such as port congestion, ship delays, historic drought and forest fires, and the depreciation of the real are still constraining the subsequent development of Brazil's coffee industry, and the production and export prospects for the new crop season face uncertainty. [more…]

The latest report from the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (Cecafe) shows that Brazil's coffee exports reached 3.961 million bags (60 kg/bag) in January 2024, setting a new record for the same period in history, up 39% year-on-year, with foreign exchange revenue also climbing 30.4% to US$802.5 million. Arabica beans remained the mainstay, while Robusta bean shipments surged by more than 50%. However, external pressures such as geopolitical conflicts, the Red Sea crisis, and drought in the Panama Canal have not eased. Domestic spot prices diverged due to weather and uncertainty over the new crop season, and the vessel delay rate at the Port of Santos climbed to a historic peak of 85%, casting a shadow over subsequent exports. [more…]

The new coffee harvest season in Brazil is accelerating, with both Robusta and Arabica harvest progress outpacing last year's same period, promising to ease the tight global supply situation. Influenced by factors such as reduced production in Vietnam and the Red Sea crisis driving up logistics costs, market demand for Brazilian coffee has surged, and Cecafé expects exports for the 2023/24 season to reach 46.3 million bags, setting a new historical record. Meanwhile, frost warnings are prompting coffee farmers to rush their harvest, and multiple countries are also accelerating shipments before the EU's deforestation regulation takes effect. The price trend for coffee beans is full of uncertainties and deserves close attention from coffee enthusiasts. [more…]

Brazil's Vitória port delivered impressive coffee export results in November, with monthly shipments exceeding 844,000 bags, setting the fourth-highest monthly record in the port's history, while robusta coffee in particular set a historic single-month export peak. This performance was mainly driven by strong supply from Espírito Santo state, Brazil's largest robusta-producing region. The Vitória Coffee Trade Center believes that the export growth helps enhance the competitiveness of Brazilian robusta in the international market, while improved logistics efficiency and an increase in certified coffee supply have also supported exports. However, the outlook is not entirely smooth. Affected by El Niño, major producing countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam have successively experienced extreme weather, and robusta coffee futures once soared to their highest level since 2008. Soil moisture in Brazil's Espírito Santo state also fell to a seven-year low, farmers are strongly reluctant to sell, and future output is difficult to estimate. Vietnam's new-crop robusta is gradually coming to market, which may bring new variables to the market. [more…]

Recently, Ethiopia announced that its coffee export revenue for the 2025/26 fiscal year exceeded US$3 billion for the first time, reaching a historic high. Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture Adisu Arega stated that coffee export revenue for this fiscal year grew by 13% compared with the previous fiscal year, and the coffee industry continues to remain the country's largest agricultural [more…]

Oromia, Ethiopia, has recently seen a string of kidnappings and armed attacks, and the conflict has spread to the Lekanti coffee-producing area in the west and the town of Asela near the Sidama-producing area. Meanwhile, the country's coffee exports in August hit a record high, with export value rising sharply year on year. However, multiple factors—continued conflict, currency depreciation, and the impending implementation of the EU's deforestation regulation—have filled the prospects for Ethiopia's coffee industry with uncertainty. This article reviews the course of events and the impact on the industry for coffee lovers' reference. [more…]

Colombia's coffee cultivation history can be traced back to the Spanish colonial period in the sixteenth century, with multiple accounts of its introduction, including via water routes through Haiti and El Salvador, and in 1808 by a priest who brought it from the French Antilles via Venezuela. The earliest written record appears in the observations of the missionary Jose Gumilla in 1730 along the banks of the Meta River. Today, Colombia is the second-largest coffee producer after Brazil, as well as the world's largest exporter of Arabica coffee beans and the largest exporter of washed coffee beans. Its coffee is renowned for its silky, balanced flavor and is hailed as "green gold." This article reviews its historical origins and flavor characteristics, and retains the relevant recommendations for the Front Street brand. [more…]

Recently, Arabica coffee bean futures climbed for three consecutive days, hitting their highest point in nearly half a year. The May contract surged 12.5% during the week, settling at $2.12 per pound, the strongest weekly performance since July 2021. Meanwhile, the International Coffee Organization's composite price index rose to 186.36 cents per pound, an 18-month high; Robusta prices even reached their highest level since October 1994. The main driver was a heatwave and drought in Vietnam, which tightened Robusta supply and indirectly pushed Arabica higher. Vietnam's output is expected to drop by 20%, with exports declining in tandem, and coffee exports from Asia and Oceania as a whole falling 17%. The EU's deepening reliance on Vietnamese Robusta, combined with the Red Sea situation driving up shipping costs, has given coffee prices room for continued gains. [more…]

The 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, "Sara," made landfall in northern Honduras, affecting nearly 33,000 people, and the president declared a 30-day national state of emergency. Torrential rain, flooding, and mudslides not only destroyed roads and disrupted port operations, but also struck just before the coffee harvest season, potentially dealing a severe blow to the output and exports of the world's sixth-largest coffee producer. Combined with harsh weather in producing regions such as Brazil and Colombia, Arabica coffee futures prices have soared to historic highs. This article will sort out the specific impact of the storm on Honduras' coffee industry and follow how brands such as Front Street Coffee continue to track information from producing regions. [more…]

Recently, the international coffee futures market has once again experienced dramatic fluctuations, with the benchmark robusta contract breaking through its previous high with a gain of nearly 6%, setting a new all-time record. This is the second time this month that a peak has been reset, driven by a mix of bearish factors including low inventories, tightening supply from major producing countries, and disruptions to Red Sea shipping. Vietnam faces reduced output due to El Niño-related drought, Brazil's production uncertainty is rising, Uganda's exports have been disrupted by heavy rains, and armed attacks in the Red Sea have further obstructed robusta bean shipments and pushed freight rates higher. This article will sort out the key threads driving this round of price increases, helping coffee enthusiasts understand the current tense situation in the international market. [more…]

Ethiopia is not only the birthplace of Arabica coffee but also one of the world's major suppliers of high-quality coffee beans. Coffee occupies a central position in Ethiopia's economy, culture, and trade. In 2024-2025, Ethiopia's coffee export volume and export revenue both reached historic highs, marking [more…]

The Vietnamese coffee market has recently seen a turning point, with prices that had been climbing steadily due to supply tightness beginning to fall back. A survey by the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association shows that coffee prices in the Central Highlands region have generally declined, while factors such as improved weather in Brazil, the expiration of coffee futures contracts, and a stronger US dollar have also put pressure on international coffee prices. Although Vietnam's coffee export volume declined somewhat in 2023, export value hit a record high. This article will analyze in detail Vietnam's coffee price trends, export data, and global market dynamics, providing coffee enthusiasts with the latest market information. [more…]

Central Vietnam experienced strong winds and heavy rain after Typhoon Trami made landfall, damaging dikes, houses, farmland, and transportation and logistics infrastructure—just as the new coffee harvest season was getting underway. Looking back over the year, Vietnam's coffee industry first endured its worst drought in nearly a decade, then was hit by two typhoons in succession, Typhoon Yagi and Typhoon Trami, with the main producing areas in the Central Highlands also experiencing strong winds and heavy rain. Delayed harvesting, blocked roads, and closed ports combined to make new-crop supply even tighter; yet despite lower export volumes, export value hit a record high on rising prices. This article reviews the disaster impact, production and export data, and looks at price trends going forward. [more…]

For coffee roasters pursuing consistent output and flavor reproducibility, Artisan is a rare open-source tool. It can connect to temperature recorders or PID controllers, collect bean temperature and air temperature data in real time during the roasting process, automatically generate visualized curves, and help judge the trends of the drying, Maillard, and development phases. This article compiles Artisan's core functions, compatible device list, export and reporting methods, and includes software screenshots and a version update summary. Whether you use Mac, Windows, or Linux, you can use it to optimize your roasting rhythm, making the flavor performance of every batch of Front Street Coffee beans more controllable and more reproducible. [more…]

The latest data from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority shows that the country's coffee exports in May reached 43,481.02 tons, exceeding the target by 105% and generating 209.54 million US dollars in revenue. In the first 11 months of this fiscal year, cumulative exports reached 252,466.98 tons, with foreign exchange earnings of 1.208 billion US dollars, on track to break last fiscal year's record of 1.3 billion US dollars. Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United States top the list of export destinations, while China's imports continue to grow. However, the ongoing civil war in Amhara region, the government's large-scale military deployment, and the Red Sea shipping crisis are casting a shadow over this landlocked country's coffee exports. Front Street Coffee continues to follow developments in the producing regions, bringing frontline news to enthusiasts. [more…]

Recently, international coffee futures prices have continued to rise, with Robusta hitting its highest record since October 1994, and spot prices in Vietnam and Brazil soaring in tandem. Spurred by these prices, Brazilian growers have been actively selling off inventory and pre-selling beans from the new crop, with March exports reaching 4.293 million bags, a year-on-year increase of 37.8%. Among these, Robusta exports surged nearly sixfold, becoming the biggest highlight, driven mainly by reduced production in Asian origins and a surge in imports from Mexico. However, the delay rate at the Port of Santos, reaching as high as 80%, along with labor shortages caused by the dengue fever outbreak, still brings uncertainty to subsequent exports. [more…]

Latest data from the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa) shows that in 2023, Vietnam's domestic coffee prices climbed to 70,000 Vietnamese dong per kilogram (about 207 yuan), hitting a multi-year high. Although export volume fell 4.5% year-on-year to 166.2 tons (about 27.7 million bags), driven by prices, export revenue rose 3.4% to US$4.08 billion, the highest level on record. Supply shortages and quality improvements are the two major drivers of the price increase. However, drought conditions and a shift in planting structure are weakening future production prospects. Vicofa expects production to decline by 10% in the 2023~2024 season, and coffee prices are likely to remain high. [more…]

Global coffee prices remain elevated, and although Vietnam, as a key producing region, has seen its domestic green coffee quotes retreat slightly from earlier highs, they remain at relatively high levels. Meanwhile, Vietnam's coffee exports in 2023 showed a trend of lower volumes but higher values, with total export value hitting a record high. In response to growing market demand, Nestlé announced an additional US$100 million investment in its Tri An coffee factory in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, to expand production capacity. Behind this decision are both expectations of a recovery in coffee consumption demand and supply-side disruptions driven by weather factors and the Red Sea shipping crisis. This article will review recent coffee price trends, Vietnam's export data, Nestlé's layout in Vietnam, and the multiple factors affecting market supply and demand. [more…]