Vietnam’s coffee exports hit record US$8.4B in 2024–2025 season
Vietnam achieves a record-breaking coffee export value as robusta prices and favorable weather boost farmer incomes and national revenue.
VIETNAM – Vietnam’s coffee exports surged to a record US$8.4 billion in the 2024–2025 crop year, representing a 60% increase from the previous season and marking an unprecedented milestone for the country’s coffee industry.
The record earnings were supported by favorable weather conditions, a productive harvest, and persistently high global coffee prices. The achievement brought prosperity to farmers and enterprises across Vietnam’s coffee-producing regions.
As the 2025–2026 harvest season began in early October, domestic coffee prices hovered around 115,000 VND (US$4.37) per kilogramme—approximately 5,000 VND higher than at the same time last year.
On the international market, robusta coffee, which accounts for the bulk of Vietnam’s exports, remained steady between US$4,500 and US$4,600 per tonne, while arabica prices climbed to nearly US$9,000 per tonne.
Farmers in the Central Highlands, the country’s main coffee-growing area, expressed optimism as prices stayed high for a third consecutive year. Tran Dinh Trong, Director of the Eatu Fair Trade Agricultural Cooperative in Dak Lak province, noted that even with stable prices, farmers’ incomes and profits were expected to rise significantly this season.
Nguyen Dac Dat, Director of Nga Thanh Trading Co. Ltd. in Lam Dong province, added that many farmers were holding onto their stock in anticipation of higher prices, supported by improved financial stability from strong returns in coffee, durian, and pepper farming.
According to the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA), Vietnam exported over 1.5 million tonnes of coffee in the 2024–2025 crop year, up nearly 6% in volume compared to the previous season.
VICOFA Chairman Nguyen Nam Hai projected that coffee yields could increase by around 10% in the 2025–2026 season, supported by favorable weather and strong market demand.
Hai also emphasized that although Vietnam is the world’s second-largest coffee exporter and the leading supplier of robusta, approximately 85% of its exports remain unprocessed.
To reach the US$10 billion export target, he said, the country must invest more in deep processing, quality enhancement, and brand development.
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