Coffee price today 8/19/2025
World coffee prices "cooled down", fluctuating in opposite directions in the first session of the week.
Arabica coffee prices continued to rise 0.57% to a two-month high, while robusta fell 1.09%. The reason is that the US imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian coffee and frost continued to help Arabica increase. Meanwhile, on the London exchange, speculators sold off their stocks when this coffee item increased sharply in the past two weeks, causing the market to adjust down.
Last week, the price of Arabica coffee recorded an increase of more than 10%, to 7,532 USD/ton, while the price of Robusta coffee increased by nearly 18%, reaching 4,201 USD/ton.
Below-average rainfall in Brazil’s coffee-growing regions is supporting prices, after Brazilian weather agency Somar Meteorologia reported that the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil’s largest arabica coffee growing region, had no rain at all in the week ending Aug. 16. However, coffee prices retreated from session highs, with robusta retreating after Brazilian Agriculture Minister Favaro said Brazilian coffee exports could be exempted from a 50% tariff imposed by the United States.
High tariffs imposed by the United States on Brazilian coffee continue to stall trade between the two countries. Coffee imports and exports have been temporarily suspended as US coffee inventories are sufficient to meet demand for the next 30-60 days. Against this backdrop, coffee industry leaders from both Brazil and the United States are actively lobbying President Donald Trump to consider exempting coffee from tariffs, arguing that it is a product that cannot be grown in the United States.
The coffee market is now awaiting more clarity on US tariff policy, as President Trump has yet to formally exempt coffee from a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports. The tariff could reduce Brazilian coffee sales to the US and increase domestic coffee inventories in Brazil.
Brazil’s coffee exports have been on a downward trend since the beginning of the year. According to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Association, coffee exports from January to July 2025 were only 22.1 million bags, down 21.4%, or nearly 6 million bags, from the same period in 2024.
Traders said the recent rally was partly due to the decline in certified coffee inventories to their lowest in more than a year as roasters sought alternative supplies after the US imposed a 50% import tariff on Brazilian coffee. The latest data showed inventories are rising slightly again. Arabica stocks monitored by ICE fell to a 1-1/2-year low of 726,661 bags on August 14, before recovering slightly to 733,105 bags on August 18. Meanwhile, robusta stocks on ICE fell to a three-week low of 6,907 lots as of the end of last week.
* In the domestic market of Vietnam, the price of green coffee beans in the domestic market recorded a sharp increase. Domestic coffee prices today, August 19, fluctuated between 116,700 - 117,300 VND/kg.
Previously, statistics from August 8 to 14 showed that the price purchased by businesses fluctuated around 111,000-112,000 VND/kg, while warehouses in need of goods had to pay 113,000-114,000 VND/kg to be able to buy. The main reason was the pressure of scarce supply, when both domestic and global inventories were at low levels.
Domestic coffee prices on August 18 increased slightly by 300 VND/kg in key purchasing localities.
( Unit: VND/kg) (Source: giacaphe.com) |
According to the World and Vietnam Newspaper , at the end of the first trading session of the week (August 18), the price of robusta coffee on the ICE Futures Europe London exchange turned down, the delivery term for September 2025 decreased by 46 USD, trading at 4,155 USD/ton. The delivery term for November 2025 decreased by 47 USD, trading at 4,020 USD/ton. The average trading volume was high.
Arabica coffee prices on the ICE Futures US New York exchange continued to increase, with September 2025 delivery up 1.95 cents, trading at 343.60 cents/lb. November 2025 delivery up 1.85 cents, trading at 336.05 cents/lb. Average trading volume is high.
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Pepper price today 8/19/2025
Domestic pepper prices are stable at a high level of 140,000 - 143,000 VND/kg.
Specifically, today's pepper price in Dak Lak province is purchased at 143,000 VND/kg.
In Dak Nong area (Lam Dong province), pepper price today is purchased at 143,000 VND/kg.
In Gia Lai province, pepper price today is at 141,000 VND/kg.
In Dong Nai, pepper price today is at 141,000 VND/kg.
In Ba Ria - Vung Tau area (Ho Chi Minh City), pepper price today is at 141,000 VND/kg.
In Binh Phuoc area (Dong Nai province), pepper price today is purchased at 140,000 VND/kg.
According to preliminary statistics of the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA), in the first 17 days of August 2025, Vietnam exported 10,830 tons of pepper of all kinds, with export turnover reaching 71.8 million USD. Compared to the same period in July 2025, exports decreased by 0.2% but turnover increased by 2.1%.
The leading export market continues to be the US, accounting for 20.4%, reaching 2,205 tons, up nearly 50% over the same period last month. Next is China with 963 tons, UAE: 786 tons, Thailand and the Netherlands respectively reaching 550 tons and 468 tons.
Also according to VPSA, in the first 17 days of August 2025, Vietnam imported 1,738 tons of pepper, with a turnover of 11.3 million USD. Compared to the same period last month, imports increased by 3.7%, but turnover decreased by 7.4%. Vietnam imported pepper mainly from Cambodia: 866 tons, accounting for 48%; Brazil: 565 tons, up 31.3%; Indonesia: 187 tons, accounting for 10.4%.
Latest world pepper prices updated from the International Pepper Association at 7:59 on August 16:
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Cocoa price today 8/19/2025
World cocoa prices on London and New York exchanges updated at 13:01 on August 19. (unit: USD/ton)
Cocoa prices traded on the London Stock Exchange
Cocoa prices traded on the New York Stock Exchange
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Rubber price today 19/8/2025
World rubber prices on Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore floors updated at 13:01 on August 19:
RSS3 rubber price on Tocom floor - Tokyo
SHFE - Shanghai Natural Rubber Floor Price
TSR20 rubber price on SGX - Singapore
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Import and export market information
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment assessed that the agricultural export target of 65 billion USD in 2025 is feasible, but each industry needs to closely follow the growth plan and proactively respond to technical barriers and market fluctuations.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, in the first 7 months of 2025, the total export turnover of the industry reached 39.7 billion USD, up 14.7% over the same period last year. Of which, agricultural products reached 21.5 billion USD (up 17%), forestry products 10.4 billion USD (up 8.6%), aquatic products 6.1 billion USD (up 13.8%) and livestock products 339.2 million USD (up 22.1%).
The US, China and Japan continued to be the three major export markets that maintained growth despite the volatile global trade landscape. Notably, exports to Europe increased by 49%, reaching 4.3 billion USD; to the Middle East by 10.9% and to Africa by 8.9%.
Fruits and vegetables are one of the industries with impressive growth. The US is a potential market with diverse demand for tropical agricultural products. In the first 6 months of 2025, fruit and vegetable exports to this market reached more than 261.6 million USD, an increase of 66% over the same period in 2024.
In the past 7 months, seafood exports reached 6.22 billion USD, up 17.2%. However, the industry is under pressure from the US's reciprocal tax policy on pangasius, along with high inventories in China, forcing businesses to expand their markets to ASEAN, South America and the Middle East.
Coffee continues to maintain its position as the main export commodity with a record high price. According to the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association, in the 2024-2025 crop year, coffee prices will reach up to 5,850 USD/ton. In the past 7 months, Vietnam exported 1.1 million tons, up 66%, with Europe being the largest market (670,000 tons, 3.6 billion USD).
Rice also maintained a good growth when in 7 months, Vietnam exported 5.5 million tons of rice (reaching 2.8 billion USD), increasing output by 3.1% despite a 19% decrease in price. The whole year's rice export is expected to reach 8.8 million tons, with an average price of 514 USD/ton, which is proof of the competitiveness and reputation of Vietnamese rice.
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