Recently, Colombia’s FNC released a coffee report, which stated that in April, Colombia’s coffee production reached 742,000 bags (60 kg/bag), a 31.2% increase compared to the same period last year.

Although Colombia has recently benefited from favorable weather conditions and improved flowering, which are expected to boost production, there are still significant survival challenges. Reports indicate issues such as a reduction in areas replanted with new coffee trees, young coffee plants being vulnerable to drought, and outbreaks of coffee berry borers in some mid-to-low altitude regions. Additionally, falling international prices and currency appreciation are putting pressure on domestic coffee prices in Colombia.

In terms of exports, Colombia exported 780,000 bags of coffee in April, an 8% increase compared to the same period last year, but a 22% decrease from the 1 million bags exported in March. Additionally, due to weather impacts in 2023 leading to supply shortages, coffee exports for the 2023/24 season amounted to only 10.7 million bags. However, with the recovery in coffee production in Colombia for the 2024/25 season, exports are expected to grow by 1.9%, reaching 12 million bags.

From January to April this year, Colombia’s cumulative coffee production reached 3.52 million bags, an increase of 8% compared to the same period last year. The cumulative export volume was 2.76 million bags, up 11% from the same period last year.

Currently, according to FNC reports, there are nearly 550,000 coffee-growing families in Colombia, cultivating coffee on a total of 840,000 hectares. Among them, 95% of the farming households manage plots smaller than 5 hectares, yet they account for 60% of Colombia’s total coffee output.

Currently,the government has officially signed a 10-year government management agreement withFNC and introduced a coffee income compensation mechanism (MECIC-2024), aimed at supporting coffee growers during periods of low prices or high production costs.

Some anti-government armed groups have strengthened their control over rural areas in Cauca Department, attempting to take over some illegal businesses, leading to an increase in criminal activities such as kidnappings, extortion, and child recruitment, as well as the installation of multiple explosive devices on the streets of the region.