Brazil shipped 8.4 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee between January and March 2026, a 21.2% drop in volume compared to the same period last year, with export revenues also declining 13.6% to US$3.37 billion, according to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé). Industry officials attributed the slump to buyers holding off on purchases in anticipation of a bumper 2026 harvest — projected by government agency Conab at a record 66.2 million bags — as well as port logistics bottlenecks and the lingering effects of a 50% US tariff on Brazilian coffee imposed in August 2025 and later lifted. Germany overtook the United States as the top destination for Brazilian coffee during the quarter, and Cecafé expects export volumes to begin recovering from May onward as the new harvest gets underway.