Typhoon Kalmaegi Hits Vietnam, Disrupting the Global Coffee Market
Dubai – Qahwa World
The global coffee industry faces a new challenge as tropical typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippine archipelago earlier this week and is now moving toward Vietnam, threatening one of the world’s most important coffee-producing regions. According to a report by Bloomberg, the storm could disrupt global coffee supply chains and trigger potential price increases in the coming weeks.
Nguyen Ngoc Khai, a meteorologist at the Dak Lak Weather Center—the heart of Vietnam’s coffee-growing region—warned that “strong winds may uproot coffee trees, while heavy rains could knock the cherries off the branches before they ripen.” He added that the scale of the damage could widen if the severe weather persists.
Darren Stetzel, Senior Vice President for Agricultural Affairs in Asia at New York–based StoneX, noted that “even minor production disruptions can raise market concerns about supply stability and push coffee futures prices higher.” He also cautioned that “intense rainfall poses a threat not only to plantations but also to the quality of coffee beans harvested during the 2025/2026 season.”
Vietnam, the world’s second-largest coffee exporter after Brazil, has already achieved its full-year export target in the first half of 2025, reaching USD 5.5 billion in coffee exports, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
The National Center for Meteorological Forecasting reported that Kalmaegi is the 13th typhoon to enter the South China Sea this year and is expected to bring heavy rainfall across Vietnam’s central regions. In the Philippines, where the storm previously made landfall, more than 140 people have died and over 400,000 residents were evacuated.
Experts warn that this natural disaster could further strain coffee shipments to global markets—including Russia and Europe—at a time when global coffee prices remain volatile amid ongoing climate and logistical challenges.
