September arabica espresso (KCU25) Monday closed down -3.65 (-1.20%), and September ICE robusta espresso (RMU25) closed down -41 (-1.12%).
Espresso costs on Monday settled sharply decrease as ample rainfall in Brazil has eased dryness issues and is constructive for the nation’s espresso crops. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil’s largest arabica coffee-growing space, Minas Gerais, obtained 5 mm of rain through the week ended June 28, which is 714% of the historic common.
Espresso costs have retreated over the previous two months, with arabica espresso posting a 6-3/4 month low final Friday. The outlook for ample espresso provides is undercutting costs. Final Wednesday, the USDA’s Overseas Agricultural Service (FAS) forecast that Brazil’s 2025/26 espresso manufacturing will enhance by 0.5% year-over-year (y/y) to 65 million luggage and that Vietnam’s 2025/26 espresso output will rise by 6.9% y/y to a 4-year excessive of 31 million luggage. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of arabica espresso, and Vietnam is the world’s largest producer of robusta espresso.
The advancing espresso harvest in Brazil can be weighing on espresso costs. Final Tuesday, Brazil’s Cooxupe espresso co-op introduced that its members reported the espresso harvest was solely 24.3% full as of June 20, in contrast with 34.2% accomplished on the identical time final yr. Cooxupe is Brazil’s largest espresso cooperative and Brazil’s largest exporter of espresso. Additionally, Safras & Mercado not too long ago reported that Brazil’s 2025/26 espresso harvest was 35% full as of June 11, barely behind final yr’s comparable degree of 37% however in keeping with the 5-year common of 35%. The breakdown confirmed that 49% of the robusta harvest and 26% of the arabica harvest have been full as of June 11. Brazil’s arabica harvest has been slowed by heavy rain in some areas.
Robusta espresso costs have obtained assist from tightening provides after ICE-monitored robusta espresso inventories fell to a 6-week low final Thursday at 5,108 heaps. Nevertheless, a bearish issue for arabica costs is that ICE-monitored arabica espresso inventories rose to a 4-3/4-month excessive of 892,468 luggage on Could 27 and have been modestly beneath that prime at 841,173 luggage as of Monday.
Smaller espresso exports from Brazil are bullish for costs. Final Wednesday, Cecafe reported that Brazil’s Could inexperienced espresso exports fell by -36% y/y to 2.8 million luggage.
As a result of drought, Vietnam’s espresso manufacturing within the 2023/24 crop yr decreased by 20% to 1.472 MMT, the smallest crop in 4 years. Additionally, Vietnam’s Normal Statistics Workplace reported that 2024 Vietnam espresso exports fell by -17.1% y/y to 1.35 MMT. Final Tuesday, Vietnam’s Nationwide Statistics Workplace reported that Vietnam’s 2025 Vietnam’s Jan-Could espresso exports are down -1.8% y/y to 813,000 MT. Moreover, the Vietnam Espresso and Cocoa Affiliation diminished its 2024/25 Vietnam espresso manufacturing estimate to 26.5 million luggage on March 12, down from a December estimate of 28 million luggage.
The USDA’s biannual report, launched final Wednesday, was bearish for espresso costs. The USDA’s Overseas Agriculture Service (FAS) projected that world espresso manufacturing in 2025/26 will enhance +2.5% y/y to a file 178.68 million luggage, with a -1.7% lower in arabica manufacturing to 97.022 million luggage and a +7.9% enhance in robusta manufacturing to 81.658 million luggage. The USDA’s FAS forecasts that 2025/26 ending shares will climb by +4.9% to 22.819 million luggage from 21.752 million luggage in 2024/25.
For the 2025/26 advertising yr, Volcafe initiatives a worldwide 2025/26 arabica espresso deficit of -8.5 million luggage, wider than the -5.5 million bag deficit for 2024/25 and the fifth consecutive yr of deficits.
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