Adverse weather conditions – unusually heavy and prolonged rainfall causing landslides in some areas, making access to coffee-growing regions difficult for many farmers – have negatively impacted the coffee harvesting schedule for the 2025-2026 crop year, delaying the purchase of green coffee beans by coffee dealers. The heavy rains also caused many ripe coffee cherries to fall, requiring farmers to spend a lot of time picking them, leading to increased labor costs. “My family has about 2 hectares of coffee ready for harvest, but we haven’t been able to harvest them yet because it has been raining continuously for the past few days,” said Ms. Nguyen Thi Hao from Bao Lam 1 commune. According to Ms. Hao, the continuous heavy rains recently are unusual. In previous years, at this time, the Central Highlands would have finished its rainy season, and the weather would be sunny and dry, creating favorable conditions for farmers to harvest coffee and supply the market.
Adverse weather conditions have also significantly impacted coffee drying. Harvested coffee beans lack the sun to dry properly, forcing them to be piled indoors, causing the beans to darken, affecting quality and consequently, price. Besides the unfavorable weather due to heavy rain, the shortage of labor for coffee harvesting is also a major obstacle for the 2025-2026 coffee crop. Mr. Le Duy Tung, from Di Linh commune, shared: “This year, my family has to take advantage of sunny days, utilize family labor, and harvest the coffee ourselves because we can't find seasonal workers. Seasonal workers in Central and Northern Vietnam are currently focused on recovering from the floods.” Many coffee farmers in the province reported that the price of dried coffee beans on the market remains high – around 114 million VND per ton. Meanwhile, the price of fresh coffee beans for the 2025-2026 crop year is expected to range from 25,000 to 27,000 VND/kg. This crop year, coffee yields are projected to increase due to high and stable prices over a long period, prompting coffee farmers to invest in careful cultivation from the outset. According to the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the total area of coffee cultivation in the province is approximately 327,629 hectares. Mr. K'Tơn, a hired coffee picker in Hoa Ninh commune, shared: “For coffee plantations with abundant fruit, the owner pays 1,300 - 1,500 - 1,700 VND/kg of fresh coffee cherries. For plantations with fewer cherries, the owner pays 2,000 VND/kg of fresh coffee cherries. If you work for a fixed salary, the owner will pay you 400,000 - 450,000 VND/day. However, in Hoa Ninh commune, many people choose to work on a contract basis because it's more profitable. For those who work quickly, a couple can easily earn 1,800,000 - 2,000,000 VND in a day.”
Some coffee purchasing agents say that unfavorable weather has indirectly affected their plans to purchase green coffee beans. Coffee growers hope for sunny days to return so they can soon harvest the ripe coffee beans. Sunny weather also facilitates drying the coffee, ensuring good quality green coffee beans to meet commercial requirements.
Source: https://baolamdong.vn/thap-thom-doi-mua-ca-phe-moi-405695.html
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