Coffee: Sector Scenario Uncertain with American Tariffs

The advancement of the harvest in Brazil has been increasing coffee supply, and the sector seeks alternatives for production outflow

The coffee market continues at a slow and uncertain pace with the potential American tariff of 50% on Brazilian products sent to the United States. This is the assessment of researchers from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea). According to the institute, the advancement of the harvest in Brazil has reinforced the context of volatility, increasing supply. For arabica coffee, activities are progressing well, and for robusta, they are practically finalized. Thus, the sector seeks alternatives for outflow. One of the main sector concerns about the American tariff, as researchers explain, is linked to soluble coffee, which uses robusta as its raw material, and the United States is an important buyer. It is noteworthy that recently, Brazilian robusta gained market share with Vietnam's ...