Coffee price today 9/1/2025: Unexpected decrease last week

Domestic coffee prices today

Domestic coffee prices today, September 1, 2025, in the Central Highlands region suddenly decreased last week, fluctuating between 121,700 - 122,600 VND/kg.

Accordingly, traders in the old Dak Nong region are purchasing coffee at the highest price of 122,600 VND/kg, unchanged from yesterday.

Similarly, coffee prices in Dak Lak province are at VND122,400/kg, unchanged from yesterday.

Coffee prices in Gia Lai province remained unchanged from yesterday and were traded at VND122,100/kg.

In Lam Dong province, coffee prices remained unchanged from yesterday at VND121,700/kg.

At the end of last week, today's coffee prices in the Central Highlands region unexpectedly decreased from 1,400 to 1,800 VND/kg compared to last week. Specifically, in Dak Nong, coffee prices decreased by 1,400 VND/kg compared to last week. In Dak Lak and Gia Lai, prices also decreased by 1,600 VND/kg and 1,700 VND/kg respectively. In Lam Dong alone, prices decreased by 1,800 VND/kg last week.

Domestic coffee prices and international prices do not always move in the same direction. This phenomenon shows that Vietnamese farmers are increasingly playing a proactive role in regulating the market, especially when their economic conditions have improved significantly.

When prices do not meet expectations, farmers tend not to sell their products, leading to a narrowing of supply. Meanwhile, exporting companies that have signed contracts in advance are forced to accept higher coffee prices to ensure they have enough goods to deliver to their partners. Conversely, when there are no large export contracts, the pressure to increase prices will be significantly reduced.

In the coming time, coffee prices will remain high until at least October - the time when Vietnam begins its new harvest. However, the coffee market has recently been experiencing unpredictable fluctuations and rapid changes, causing many difficulties and risks for the production and business activities of enterprises in the industry.

World coffee prices today

On the London exchange, the online price of Robusta coffee futures for September 2025 delivery reached $5,001/ton, up 5.1% ($243/ton) from last week. The November 2025 futures contract increased 3.5% ($165/ton) to $4,815/ton.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the price of Arabica coffee for September 2025 delivery increased by 1.6% (6.2 US cents/pound) compared to the previous week, to 396.85 US cents/pound. The contract for December 2025 delivery increased by 2.1% (7.8 US cents/pound) to 386.1 US cents/pound.

Coffee prices rose sharply last week, buoyed by active buying by speculators. Lower inventories on the market helped fuel the rally, especially as U.S. roasters scrambled to find alternative sources after the U.S. imposed a 50 percent tariff on coffee imports from Brazil.

In addition, forecasts of lower coffee production in Brazil also contributed to the high prices. Indonesia has finished its harvest season, while Vietnam has not yet entered its season.

In Indonesia, Sumatra robusta coffee prices have cooled down compared to last week. The current offer price is only $30 above the September-October contract, while last week the difference was up to $230 for the November contract. Another trader also adjusted the price of coffee beans to a $50 premium over the November contract to match the developments on the London exchange.

According to a report from I & M Smith, the Brazilian Real has appreciated 3.28% against the USD since the beginning of August. A stronger Real usually reduces the export incentive of Brazilian coffee producers. This situation leads to domestic price resistance and reluctance of producers with the financial capacity to sell coffee at current prices.