Brazil's coffee exports hit an all-time high in 2020!

In 2020, the epidemic of COVID-19 swept through, and the domestic catering industry was hit hard. According to the "Analysis report on Market Competition and competitive Strategy of China's Internet Catering Industry in 2020-2026" released by Zhiyan Consulting, more than 70% of restaurants in many catering enterprises went out of business, while only about 10% of restaurants in Fuzhou were closed. According to research data jointly released by Minsheng think tank, Beijing Cuisine Association and other units, the closure rate of domestic coffee shops reached 83% during the epidemic.

Looking at the foreign coffee market from afar, it has also suffered a lot of impact. However, as a world coffee giant, Brazilian coffee exports are less affected by the epidemic, and according to the Brazilian Association of Coffee exporters (Cecaf é), Brazilian coffee exports totaled 44.5 million bags (60 kg each) in 2020, of which 44.5 million bags included raw beans, roasted beans and instant coffee, breaking the history of Brazilian coffee exports and setting a record for Brazilian coffee exports.

According to information provided by the Brazilian Coffee exporters Association (Cecaf é), it is clear that Brazilian coffee exports reached an all-time high in December. Brazilian coffee exported a total of 4.3 million bags of coffee in December, an increase of 38.69 per cent over 2019.

As can be seen from the data, although during the epidemic, the global demand for Brazilian coffee is still on the rise, and according to the president of the Brazilian Coffee Association, the consumer group of Brazilian coffee has also undergone a certain change. while consumption in outdoor coffee shops has greatly reduced, household coffee consumption is also on the rise. At the same time, a large number of new models such as online sales of Brazilian coffee have emerged, which has opened up a broader market for coffee beans.

From this point of view, the COVID-19 epidemic has little impact on Brazil's domestic coffee consumption market, and judging from Brazil's coffee consumption this year, Brazil's domestic coffee consumption market will continue to rise. in addition to the increasing demand for robusta coffee and instant coffee, because of the epidemic, more and more Brazilians will drink coffee at home. So Brazil's demand for Arabica coffee will grow accordingly in the future.

The four main boutique coffee producing areas such as Brazil are Minas Gerais MinasGerais, S ã o Paulo Sao Paulo, Bahia Bahia and Esp í rito Santo Espirito Santo, which account for 90 per cent of Brazil's national exports. Brazil produces more or less coffee beans, depending on whether Minas has a rich harvest or a poor harvest, while Minas' harvest depends on South Minas, Hilado and Morgiana. Brazilian Arabica is mainly produced in southern Minas and central Syrador. Minas produces 66.7% of the Arabica coffee bean center in Brazil. And South Minas has a large temperature difference between day and night, rich micro-climate, suitable for cultivation of bourbon and yellow bourbon, naturally become the main producing area of boutique coffee.

Among the many exporters of Brazilian coffee, the United States accounts for the largest proportion and is the largest buyer of Brazilian coffee exports, accounting for 18.3% of Brazilian coffee exports. The second largest buyer is Germany, accounting for 17.1% of Brazil's coffee exports. The third largest buyer is Belgium, accounting for 8.4% of Brazil's coffee exports. The global coffee market is affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.

Nelson Carvalens, president of the Brazilian Association, is very satisfied with the Brazilian coffee harvest in 2020, believing that although the coffee grown in Brazil is affected by the drought, it will not reduce the amount of coffee exported by Brazil. According to the current market demand for Brazilian coffee, the export volume of Brazilian coffee will show an upward trend after the harvest in the new production season in the second half of the year.

The president of the Brazilian Coffee exporters Association said in an interview that more and more Chinese consumers know and pay attention to Brazilian coffee, and Brazilian coffee exports to China have also been increasing in recent years. China has become one of the major exporters of Brazilian coffee, and its rapid economic growth has made it the most potential coffee export market for Brazilian coffee in the future.

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