Coffee prices today, August 18, 2025: Prices reach record highs.
Coffee prices today, August 18th, are at 116,800 - 117,500 VND/kg. This represents a record increase of 13,300 to 13,600 VND/kg compared to last week, reaching its highest level in the past two months.
Domestic coffee prices today
Domestic coffee prices in the Central Highlands region today, August 18, 2025, remain unchanged, fluctuating between 116,800 and 117,500 VND/kg.
Accordingly, traders in the former Dak Nong region are buying coffee at the highest price of 117,500 VND/kg. This remains unchanged from yesterday.
Similarly, the price of coffee in Dak Lak province remains unchanged from yesterday at 117,300 VND/kg.
Coffee prices in Gia Lai province remained unchanged compared to yesterday, trading at 117,200 VND/kg.
In Lam Dong province, coffee prices remained unchanged compared to yesterday, at 116,800 VND/kg.
At the end of last week, coffee prices in the Central Highlands region fluctuated between 116,800 and 117,500 VND/kg, an increase of 13%, or 13,300 to 13,600 VND/kg, compared to the previous week. With this sharp increase last week, domestic coffee prices are currently at their highest level in the past 2.5 months.
Specifically, Dak Nong and Dak Lak saw the highest price increase of 13,500 VND/kg last week. In Gia Lai, dealers adjusted the coffee purchase price upwards to 13,600 VND/kg. Lam Dong recorded the lowest price increase at 13,300 VND/kg.
Vietnamese coffee prices have risen again following a recovery in the global market, while Indonesia is experiencing high demand due to a shortage of reserves. One trader said domestic prices remain stable despite the surge in world prices.
Exports have slowed due to high prices and global economic instability, with many warehouses temporarily suspending purchases to await new supplies in October-November and clearer market signals. Currently, exporters are offering Robusta coffee grade 2 (5% broken beans) at prices $400-500/ton higher than the November futures contract on the LIFFE exchange.
World coffee prices today
On the London exchange, online robusta coffee futures contracts for September 2025 closed last week at $4,201 per ton, up 18% ($640 per ton) from the previous week. The November 2025 contract rose 15.9% ($557 per ton), reaching $4,067 per ton.
Meanwhile, on the New York Stock Exchange, the price of Arabica coffee for September 2025 delivery rose 11% (34 US cents/pound) last week, reaching 343.35 US cents/pound. The December 2025 contract increased 10.5% (31.8 US cents/pound), reaching 334.2 US cents/pound.
Coffee prices surged last week, reaching their highest level in two months. The main drivers were technical buying and short-term profit-taking. In just one week, Arabica prices rose 10.4% and Robusta prices increased by as much as 18%. Harsh weather conditions, including frost in Brazil, declining exports, and reduced inventories at the ICE exchange further fueled the price increase.
In the US, Brazilian coffee is still subject to a 50% export tariff and has not been exempted. This policy is likely to reduce Brazilian sales to the US market and increase domestic inventory.
According to Bernstein expert Danilo Gargiulo, the imposition of tariffs could cause retail ground coffee prices in the US to increase by 15% to 20%. In this context, many importers may shift to alternative sources such as Vietnam and Colombia, creating opportunities for these markets to expand exports.
In fact, even before tariffs were imposed, global coffee prices were rising due to unfavorable weather conditions in major producing countries. In 2024, coffee prices increased by an average of 38.8% year-on-year, according to a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This trend shows that the coffee market remains highly volatile and unpredictable.
