Coffee prices today, May 16, 2025: Unusually sharp drop.
Today, May 16th, domestic coffee prices are at 125,700 - 126,200 VND/kg. Domestic coffee prices have dropped sharply and unusually by 2,300 to 2,500 VND/kg compared to yesterday. Coffee prices fluctuate continuously in line with the movements of the US dollar.
Domestic coffee prices today
Domestic coffee prices in the Central Highlands region today, May 16, 2025, have dropped sharply and unusually compared to yesterday, fluctuating between 125,700 and 126,200 VND/kg.
Accordingly, traders in Dak Nong province are buying coffee at a maximum price of 126,200 VND/kg, a sharp decrease of 2,300 VND/kg compared to yesterday.
Similarly, the price of coffee in Dak Lak province is 126,000 VND/kg, a decrease of 2,500 VND/kg compared to yesterday.
Coffee prices in Gia Lai province decreased by 2,400 VND/kg and are trading at 126,000 VND/kg.
In Lam Dong province, the price of coffee decreased by 2,300 VND/kg and is now at 125,700 VND/kg.
Coffee prices fluctuated erratically, constantly changing in response to the US dollar. At the beginning of the week, positive news from US-China trade negotiations boosted the dollar, causing coffee prices to fall sharply. Then, on Wednesday, a slight decrease in the CPI weakened the dollar, pushing coffee prices higher. On Thursday, after the US and China agreed to reduce tariffs for 90 days, the dollar strengthened, causing coffee prices to fall sharply again.
According to the latest report from the International Coffee Organization (ICO), in March, three of the four major coffee exporting regions in the world recorded growth, while South America continued to decline. This caused South America's export share to fall to 35.7% of the total global coffee volume, the lowest level since June 2023.
Specifically, the South American region exported only 4.6 million bags of coffee in March, a decrease of 15.9% compared to the same period last year. This decline is partly due to Brazil significantly increasing exports in the 2023-2024 crop year to compensate for the supply shortage from Vietnam, which was affected by a poor harvest.
World coffee prices today
Coffee prices on the world market rose slightly on both exchanges:
Robusta coffee (London):
July 2025 delivery: Decreased by $4/ton, to $5,006/ton.
September 2025 delivery: Increased by $10/ton, to $4,997/ton.
Arabica coffee (New York):
July 2025 delivery: Up 12.6 cents/lb, to 377.4 cents/lb.
September 2025 delivery: Up 11.35 cents/lb, to 373.15 cents/lb.
Globally, coffee exports in March reached 13 million bags (60 kg each), a slight increase of 0.6% compared to 12.9 million bags in the same period last year. This marks the second consecutive month of growth after a three-month decline.
Nevertheless, for the first six months of the 2024-2025 crop year (from October 2024 to March 2025), global coffee exports still decreased by 1.9%, to only 67.9 million bags, lower than the 69.2 million bags of the same period last year.
Green coffee bean exports in March reached 11.6 million bags, down 0.9% year-on-year, marking the third consecutive month of decline in the current crop year. Total green coffee bean exports from the beginning of the crop year to date have decreased by 3.2%, to 60.6 million bags.
