Brazilian coffee exports fell in May as logistics problems and customs issues slowed the process, according to exporters group Cecafe. The South American country exported 2.6 million 132-pound bags of coffee last month, a decrease of 20.3% from the same month a year earlier, Cecafe said Friday. Sales abroad of the arabica variety of coffee fell 16.5% to 2.1 million bags, while exports of robusta beans fell 40.9% from May 2020 to 287,627 bags.
A shortage of containers and problems at Brazil's customs service caused delays in some cases, the group said. Exports of ground, roasted and instant coffee fell 18.5% to 275.111 bags, Cecafe said.