Colombia Records Its Best Coffee Harvest in Over 30 Years
Bogotá — Qahwa World
Colombia, the world’s third-largest coffee producer after Brazil and Vietnam, has celebrated its most productive coffee year in more than three decades. The impressive rebound, driven by favorable weather conditions and extensive crop renewal, brought total production between October 2024 and September 2025 to 14.87 million 60-kg bags, marking a 17% year-on-year increase and exceeding the country’s estimated output of 14 million bags, according to the National Federation of Coffee Growers.
However, the Federation warned that this peak may not continue into the next season.
“We are now beginning the 2025/2026 coffee cycle, which, due to the natural physiological response of the coffee tree and significant rainfall in the first half of the year, is projected to be a year of lower production,” said Federation Manager Germán Bahamón on X.
Colombia, home to about 840,000 hectares of coffee cultivation, supports roughly 540,000 farming families who depend on the crop for their livelihoods.
Strong Output and Export Growth
In September 2025, Colombia’s production of washed Arabica coffee rose 7% year-on-year, reaching 1.14 million bags, slightly below 1.24 million bags in August. Coffee exports increased 6% in September, totaling 1.06 million bags, the Federation reported.
The Colombian statistics agency DANE noted that the value of coffee exports surged 79.7% year-on-year between January and August 2025, reaching $3.67 billion, largely driven by high international coffee prices.
Monthly Coffee Output and Exports (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025)
| Month | Output (1,000 bags) | Exports (1,000 bags) |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1,142 | 1,063 |
| August 2025 | 1,243 | 1,128 |
| July 2025 | 1,373 | 1,150 |
| June 2025 | 909 | 1,086 |
| May 2025 | 819 | 910 |
| April 2025 | 703 | 796 |
| March 2025 | 1,064 | 1,268 |
| February 2025 | 1,361 | 1,187 |
| January 2025 | 1,356 | 1,151 |
| December 2024 | 1,798 | 1,282 |
| November 2024 | 1,761 | 1,189 |
| October 2024 | 1,339 | 1,047 |
| September 2024 | 1,071 | 987 |
These figures illustrate a strong performance throughout the year, particularly in late 2024, when monthly output peaked above 1.7 million bags before stabilizing in 2025. Despite slight fluctuations, both production and exports remained consistently high, reflecting the resilience of Colombia’s coffee sector amid shifting weather patterns and global market volatility.
As Colombia enters a new production cycle, growers remain cautiously optimistic, balancing the recent record harvest with expectations of a natural slowdown in the coming year.
