Coffee price today May 18, 2025: Sharp decline
Today's domestic coffee price, May 18, is at 124,500 - 125,200 VND/kg. Domestic coffee prices have turned down sharply from 1,000 to 1,400 VND/kg compared to yesterday. In the first 7 months of the 2025/2026 crop year, Vietnam has exported about 14.82 million bags, and it is estimated that about 80% of the coffee has been sold so far.
Domestic coffee prices today
Domestic coffee prices today, May 18, 2025, in the Central Highlands region decreased sharply compared to yesterday, fluctuating between 124,500 - 125,200 VND/kg.
Accordingly, traders in Dak Nong province are purchasing coffee at the highest price of 125,200 VND/kg. A sharp decrease of 1000 VND/kg compared to yesterday.
Similarly, coffee price in Dak Lak province is 125,000 VND/kg, down 1,200 VND/kg compared to yesterday.
Coffee prices in Gia Lai province decreased by VND1,000/kg and were traded at VND125,000/kg.
In Lam Dong province, coffee prices decreased by VND1,400/kg and are at VND124,500/kg.
Vietnam is now eight months into the 2025/2026 coffee crop year, with the new harvest expected to begin in about four months. Vietnam has exported about 14.82 million bags so far this year, and it is estimated that about 80% of the coffee has been sold.
However, competitors such as Brazil, Indonesia and Uganda are about to enter a new robusta harvest, which will increase the global market supply, especially in the second half of this year. This situation requires the coffee industry to have a long-term development strategy, focusing on improving the quality of raw materials and promoting deep processing, instead of just depending on exporting raw coffee.
In the first four months of 2025, Vietnam's coffee exports reached only 663,000 tons, down nearly 10% compared to the same period last year. Faced with increasingly scarce supplies, the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa) has revised down its output forecast for the 2024-2025 crop year from 28 million bags to 26.5 million bags. This shows that the risk of coffee shortage is becoming more evident.
World coffee prices today
Coffee prices on the world market fell sharply on two floors:
Robusta Coffee (London):
Delivery in July 2025: Down 106 USD/ton, to 4,865 USD/ton.
Delivery September 2025: Down 100 USD/ton, to 4,860 USD/ton.
Arabica Coffee (New York):
July 2025 delivery: Down 9.35 cents/lb, to 365.65 cents/lb.
September 2025 delivery: Down 8.85 cents/lb, to 362.5 cents/lb.
During the trading session last night and early morning of May 18, coffee prices on both London and New York exchanges plummeted. The 5,000 USD/ton mark, once expected in May, now seems far away as the market is flooded with red.
Coffee industry experts say the decline is not surprising. This is the time when Brazil officially enters the robusta (Conilon) harvest, increasing global supply. This year, favorable weather has helped Brazil harvest faster, creating more downward pressure on international prices.
In addition, coffee prices have increased too much in recent times, 2-3 times higher than before, making downward adjustments according to the law of supply and demand inevitable, similar to many other agricultural products.
