The employee of a café shakes a bag of coffee beans. Credit: Andre Borges/dpa
Germany became the world’s largest buyer of coffee from Brazil in 2025, overtaking the United States, which slipped to second place after imposing steep import tariffs.
Germany imported 5.4 million 60-kilogram bags of Brazilian coffee last year, accounting for 13.5% of Brazil’s total exports, the Brazilian coffee exporters’ association Cecafé said.
The US, traditionally Brazil’s largest coffee customer, fell to second place with imports of 5.3 million bags, down 33% from the previous year. Cecafé said the decline was largely driven by temporary tariffs of up to 50% imposed by US President Donald Trump.
Cecafé head Márcio Ferreira said shipments to the US fell by 55% during the period from early August to late November when high tariffs were imposed on all Brazilian coffee varieties.
Trump imposed the tariffs on a range of Brazilian food products in response to criminal proceedings against former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, a political ally of the US president.
Bolsonaro has since been convicted and is serving a prison sentence of more than 27 years for attempting a coup.
As food prices in the US rose, Trump largely rolled back the tariffs in November.
Brazil exported a total of 40 million bags of coffee last year, down about 20% from the previous year. Despite the lower volume, export revenues jumped 24% to a record $15.5 billion.
Ferreira said weaker shipments also reflected lower stockpiles after record exports a year earlier and weather-related losses, adding that stronger global prices more than offset the decline.
Brazil is the only producing country that exports coffee to more than 120 countries and accounts for over one-third of the global market. After Germany and the US, major buyers include Italy, Japan and Belgium.
DPA
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