Vietnam’s Coffee Output Dips on Drought, Adding to Crunch

Production for 2024-25 forecast at 26.5 million bags: Vicofa
Harvest problems in other regions led to tightening supply

Workers process beans at Aeroco coffee farm in Dak Lak province on March 11.Photographer: Francesca Stevens/Bloomberg

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By Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Francesca Stevens

March 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM UTC

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March 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM UTC

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Vietnam’s coffee production this season is expected to be lower than the previous year due to bad weather, compounding a supply shortfall that sent global prices surging.

Output from the world’s biggest producer of the robusta variety is forecast at 26.5 million bags for 2024-25, said Nguyen Nam Hai, chairman of the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association, known as Vicofa. That’s lower than the group’s December estimate and compares with 27 million bags in 2023-24.