Coffee prices today, March 16, 2025: Decreasing across the board.
Today, March 16th, domestic coffee prices are at 131,800 - 132,000 VND/kg. Prices have uniformly decreased by 1500 VND/kg compared to yesterday. Arabica coffee prices have fallen for three consecutive sessions, reaching their lowest level in the past two weeks.
Domestic coffee prices today
Domestic coffee prices in the Central Highlands region today, March 16, 2025, increased sharply compared to yesterday, fluctuating between 131,800 and 132,000 VND/kg.
Accordingly, traders in Dak Nong province are buying coffee at a maximum price of 132,000 VND/kg, a decrease of 1,500 VND/kg compared to yesterday.
Similarly, the price of coffee in Dak Lak province is 132,000 VND/kg, a sharp decrease of 1,500 VND/kg compared to yesterday.
Coffee prices in Gia Lai province decreased by 1500 VND/kg and are trading at 131,800 VND/kg.
In Lam Dong province, the price of coffee decreased by 1500 VND/kg and is now at 130,000 VND/kg.
Vietnam's coffee production in the 2024-2025 crop year is projected to be lower than the previous year, due to unfavorable weather conditions affecting yields. This situation exacerbates the supply shortage, leading to a sharp upward trend in global coffee prices.
According to the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa), Vietnam's coffee production – the world's largest producer of Robusta coffee – is projected to reach 26.5 million bags in the 2024-2025 crop year. This figure is down from the 27 million bags of the previous crop year and also lower than the estimate in December 2024.
Not only in Vietnam, but global supply is also tightening due to harvesting problems in Brazil. This has caused Robusta futures prices in London to rise by nearly 70% over the past year, clearly reflecting the supply shortage in the world market.
World coffee prices today
Coffee prices on the world market are also subject to many fluctuations:
Robusta coffee (London):
Delivery in May 2025: Decreased by $131/ton, to $5,397/ton.
July 2025 delivery: Decreased by $129/ton, to $5,377/ton.
Arabica coffee (New York):
May 2025 delivery: Down 8.5 cents/lb, to 377.2 cents/lb.
July 2025 delivery: Down 7.8 cents/lb, to 370.85 cents/lb.
Arabica coffee prices have fallen for three consecutive sessions, reaching their lowest level in two weeks. The main reason is the forecast of heavy rainfall next week in Minas Gerais – Brazil's largest Arabica-producing region. This has eased concerns about drought conditions, which had previously caused a negative market reaction.
According to Rabobank, the amount of Robusta and Arabica coffee certified by ICE is expected to increase in the near future. This is because coffee prices at many suppliers have been leveled off in recent months, encouraging the addition of more goods to ICE's inventory system.
Rabobank predicts that this increase in supply will put pressure on coffee prices in the coming weeks. Data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) also shows that speculators are reducing their bets on an upward trend in Arabica prices, with net long positions decreasing by 1,782 lots to 37,269 lots.
According to a report from brokerage firm Marex, coffee exports from Brazil in February were lower than the monthly average of the past five years. This is the first time this has happened since December 2023, indicating that supply may be tightening in the near future.
