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Brazil port traffic jams prevent export of 2 million coffee bags, Cecafe states

Port logistics bottlenecks in Brazil have avoided more than 2 million 60kg bags of coffee from being exported in the very first nine months of 2024, exporter group Cecafe said on Wednesday.

WHY IT'S IMPORTANT

Brazil is the world's biggest manufacturer and exporter of coffee, having delivered 36.43 million bags up until now this year - a. 38.7% increase from the exact same duration a year earlier, regardless of the. logistic concerns.

BACKGROUND

Coffee exporters have actually reported consistent

logistics traffic jams

in Brazil, with Cecafe formerly explaining that concerns. have actually increased in the 2nd half of the year due to an absence of. space in local ports.

Continuous

geopolitical conflicts

have also been pointed out by the exporters group as a. problem for exporters.

BY THE NUMBERS

From January to September, Brazil accumulated 2.16 million. bags of unshipped coffee bags worth an estimated $580.55. million, the exporter group stated.

According to Cecafe, coffee exporters have dealt with 5.94. billion reais ($ 1.05 billion) of additional costs this year due to. logistics bottlenecks.

CRUCIAL QUOTE

These traffic jams expose that our ports have not. developed at the very same pace as our farming sector and have. inadequate structures for container cargo, Cecafe technical. director Eduardo Heron said in a declaration.

(source: Reuters)