Coffee price today March 17, 2025: Slight increase compared to last week

Domestic coffee prices today

Domestic coffee prices today, March 17, 2025, in the Central Highlands region remained unchanged compared to yesterday, fluctuating between 131,800 - 132,000 VND/kg.

Accordingly, traders in Dak Nong province are purchasing coffee at the highest price of 132,000 VND/kg. No change compared to yesterday.

Similarly, coffee prices in Dak Lak province are at 132,000 VND/kg, unchanged from yesterday.

Coffee prices in Gia Lai province remained unchanged and were traded at 131,800 VND/kg.

In Lam Dong province, coffee prices remained unchanged at VND130,000/kg.

At the end of last week, coffee prices in the Central Highlands increased slightly from 1,000 to 2,200 VND/kg compared to the previous week. In particular, coffee prices in the two provinces of Dak Lak and Dak Nong had the highest increase of 2,200 VND/kg.

Similarly, coffee prices in Gia Lai province also increased by 2,200 VND/kg last week. In Lam Dong province, coffee prices only increased by 1,000 VND/kg.

According to the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa), Vietnam's coffee output in the 2024-2025 crop year is expected to reach 26.5 million bags, down from 27 million bags in the previous crop year. This figure is also down from the December 2024 estimate, indicating that supply is showing signs of decline.

Not only in Vietnam, the global coffee supply is also being seriously affected, especially due to problems related to harvesting in Brazil. This disruption has caused Robusta coffee prices on the London floor to increase by nearly 70% in the past year, clearly reflecting the shortage of supply in the world market.

World coffee prices today

Robusta coffee prices on the London Stock Exchange continued to rise at the end of last week. The May 2025 contract reached $5,397 per ton, up 0.8% from the end of last week. The July 2025 contract also recorded an increase of 1.1%, reaching $5,377 per ton.

Robusta prices have been supported by slow sales from farmers in Vietnam, the world’s largest robusta producer, with many farmers holding 30-40% of their stocks in stock, waiting for prices to rise further.

Meanwhile, on the New York Stock Exchange, Arabica coffee prices tended to decrease. The contract for delivery in May 2025 fell 1.9% to 377.2 US cents/pound. The contract for delivery in July 2025 also decreased 1.7% to 370.9 US cents/pound.

Brazil’s coffee exports continued to decline for the third consecutive month. According to Cecafé, February exports totaled just 3.27 million bags, down 10.4% from the same month last year. However, thanks to high prices, revenue still increased sharply by 55.5%, almost reaching the $1.2 billion mark.

Of which, green coffee bean exports decreased by 11.7% to only 3 million bags. Arabica exports decreased slightly by 2% to 2.77 million bags, while robusta exports decreased sharply by 60.1% to only 226,127 bags.

In the first two months of 2025, Brazil's total coffee exports reached 7.28 million bags, down 5.4% compared to the same period in 2024. Arabica exports reached 6 million bags, down slightly by 0.7%, while robusta fell sharply by 45.5% to 559,928 bags. In contrast, instant coffee exports increased by 16.5% to 640,996 bags, and roasted coffee increased by 63.9% to 7,993 bags.