Coffee harvest in Brazil reaches 97% of plantations and enters the final stretch

By August 26, the coffee harvest in Brazil reached 97% of the 2026/27 crop, according to a survey released on Monday (31/8) by Safras & Mercado. According to Gil Barabach, an analyst at Safras & Mercado, there was a three percentage point advance compared to the previous week. According to the analyst, even entering the final stretch, the work remains delayed, since the harvest was completed in the same period of 2025 and also remains below the five-year average of 98%. The conilon/robusta harvest is finished. In arabica, the work advanced 5 percentage points in the last week and reaches 96% of production. In this final phase, mainly some passes in the crops and the collection of coffee from the ground remain, highlighted Barabach. Despite the recent good progress, the arabica harvest continues slightly delayed. In the same period last year, 99% of the production had already been removed from the crops, while the five-year average for this time is 97%. In the Cerrado Mineiro ...