At a conference held on October 24 to summarize the 2024-2025 crop and launch the new season, the Vietnam Coffee-Cocoa Association (Vicofa) announced that Vietnam exported over 1.5 million tons of coffee between October 2024 and September 2025.

This resulted in more than USD 8.4 billion in export turnover, marking a 1.8% increase in volume and a staggering 55.5% rise in value compared to the 2023-2024 season.

This figure is the highest coffee export turnover Vietnam has ever recorded in a single crop year.

Vietnam's average export coffee price reached USD 5,610 per ton, up 52.7% compared to the previous season - the largest increase seen in recent years.

In the 2024-2025 season, foreign-invested enterprises (FDIs) accounted for 29.8% of the total volume and 30.6% of the total export value for green coffee exports alone.

For roasted and instant coffee, FDIs dominated with 80.3% of the total export revenue.

According to the General Department of Customs, excluding coffee stored in bonded warehouses, Germany remained the top importer of Vietnamese coffee with 196,259 tons (13%), followed by Italy with 124,766 tons (8.3%), and Spain with 110,224 tons (7.3%).

Europe continues to be Vietnam’s largest coffee export market, importing over 710,000 tons (47.2%) and accounting for more than USD 4 billion in export value (46.7%).

Vicofa reported that coffee prices have risen steadily for over two years, currently hovering around VND 115,000 per kilogram (approx. USD 4.70/kg), motivating farmers to increase investment in crop care.

Vietnam's total coffee production for the 2024-2025 season is estimated at nearly 29.5 million bags (over 1.7 million tons), up more than 9% from 26.79 million bags in the 2023-2024 season, which suffered from drought and heat-related crop losses.

According to 2023 data from the General Statistics Office, Vietnam had more than 720,000 hectares of coffee cultivation. Of this, 95% is dedicated to Robusta coffee, primarily grown in the Central Highlands and parts of Southeast Vietnam.

The remaining 5% consists of Arabica, grown mostly in the northern mountainous provinces (such as Son La and Dien Bien) and in Lam Dong and Quang Tri provinces.

Tran Chung