This information is provided on the Brazilian government’s website, citing Conab’s forecast.
The total area under coffee plantations in this largest coffee-producing country is expected to increase by 3.9% and reach 2.34 million hectares. The average coffee yield in Brazil this year is expected to increase by 13% to 34.4 bags per hectare.
Conab estimates Arabica coffee production at 45.8 million bags, up 28% from last year. This is the third highest result in history (after the 2018 and 2020 seasons). The growth is attributed to a positive two-year cycle, expansion of cultivation areas and favorable weather conditions.
For the Conilon (Robusta) variety, 20.9 million bags are expected to be harvested – 0.8% more than last season. The increase is due to the expansion of the area of fruit-bearing plantations (388.22 thousand hectares).
In the state of Minas Gerais, the country’s main coffee-growing region, production of both varieties is estimated at 33.4 million bags, 29.8% more than the total volume produced last season. In Espiritu Santo, the second largest coffee-producing state, growth of 3% is expected to reach 18 million bags. This will be driven by arabica, whose yield is estimated to increase by 27.9%. Significant growth is also expected in the states of São Paulo (up 24.6%), where only arabica is grown, and Rondônia (up 19.4%), where only robusta is grown.
