Coffee prices today April 20: 'Paper goods' plummet, real goods set record

On April 20, the coffee market temporarily suspended trading. Domestic coffee prices were temporarily at VND129,600/kg; Robusta prices were USD5,253/ton and Arabica prices were USD8,280/ton, with the same delivery date of May 2025.

Due to the impact of the US reciprocal tax, coffee prices on the London - UK exchange have reached their lowest level in the past 4 months, when the May 2025 delivery period fell below 4,800 USD/ton.

Therefore, the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA)'s report on Vietnam's coffee exports in the first 15 days of April was surprising when the average export price of Robusta was 5,415 USD/ton - a record high.

Vietnam's Robusta unexpectedly sets record for export price

If calculating the average export price of green coffee, including Arabica, decaffeinated coffee, etc., the unit price is 5,530 USD/ton.

According to statistics, in the first half of April, in terms of green coffee alone, Vietnam exported 79,163 tons, with an export turnover of over 437.73 million USD, up 8.5% in volume and 68.8% in value over the same period last year.

Summary of coffee prices on the London floor in the first half of April 2025, delivery period in May 2025 - AN NA

The main export is still Robusta coffee with 72,078 tons, turnover of over 390.27 million USD, up 6.5% in volume and 62.3% in value over the same period in 2024.

This is a rare statistical period from last year until now when not only export value but also export output increased.

Thus, even when coffee prices plummeted to the floor - commonly known as paper goods - Vietnam's coffee exports were still positive, increasing both in terms of unit price and export volume.

Long term difficulty

The Import-Export Department - Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts that Vietnam's coffee exports will continue to grow in the short term.

But in the long term, Vietnam's coffee exports will face difficulties as domestic supply is gradually decreasing at the end of the harvest season, pressure from the upcoming new harvest in Brazil and new tariff policies.

According to News-Photo: Ngoc Anh (NLDO)

Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/gia-ca-phe-hom-nay-20-4-hang-giay-lao-doc-hang-thuc-lap-ky-luc-post319635.html