Coffee: August's record and the test ahead
Brazil posted its best August ever for coffee exports. Volume is good, but what defines next year is Europe's traceability requirement.
In August 2026 Brazil exported 4.155 million bags of coffee, the best August on record, with revenue of US$ 1.331 billion: 31% more volume and 19.8% more revenue than in 2025. Germany, Italy and Belgium are among the main destinations.
The record is not the end of the story
Record volume means more containers, more documents and more points where an operation can stall. And the next test already has a name: the EU Deforestation Regulation, EUDR.
What changes for coffee shippers
The European importer must declare the coffee does not come from land deforested after 31 December 2020. That depends on the exporter: geolocation of the farms of origin and traceability of the batch, from origin to shipment.
The practical risk
Not a fine at first, but cargo standing still. Without complete information the importer cannot file the statement and the container waits at the port, piling up demurrage and storage.
What to sort out now
Organise origins per batch, standardise what each supplier sends and agree with the European buyer on the format they need. Office work, done in advance, that protects volume you spent years building.