Coffee Production Hits Record in Colombia, Reaching 10-Year High

Colombia’s coffee production in July reached 1.37 million 60-kilogram bags, the highest total for that month in a decade and a 19% increase over July 2024, the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) reported.

The surge, driven by an atypical weather pattern that delayed the main harvest into the second half of the year, has coincided with record-high coffee prices and fueled plans for global expansion by the nation’s flagship brand, Juan Valdez.

Persistent rains in the first half of 2025 pushed much of the principal crop into July. “This allowed us to reach July production peaks not seen since 2015,” said Ricardo Grau, head of the FNC’s technical management.

Colombia has registered record-breaking coffee production and trade in the last year

Over the past 12 months, from August 2024 through July 2025, Colombia produced 14.6 million bags, up 18% year-on-year. Year-to-date production totaled 7.59 million bags, a 9% rise, while the October 2024, July 2025 coffee year yielded 12.48 million bags, a 17% increase.

Exports also climbed. In July, Colombia shipped 1.15 million bags abroad, a 12% gain compared with a year earlier. Shipments managed by the FNC’s National Coffee Fund rose 27% to 233,000 bags. Over the last 12 months, total exports reached 13.1 million bags, up 14%, while Federation-handled exports grew 21%.

Preliminary July imports stood at 104,000 bags, and inventories rose to 988,000 bags. Domestic consumption remains stable at a rolling annual estimate of 2.24 million bags.

Juan Valdez plans major global push

Capitalizing on these favorable conditions, Procafecol President Camila Escobar announced at the Ibero-American Business Alliance Congress in Seville that Juan Valdez will accelerate its international expansion.

Arabica and Robusta prices have doubled over the past two years, benefiting Colombia’s 548,000 coffee-growing families, Escobar said. Last year, the country produced nearly 14 million bags, a 23% jump over 2023, worth COP 16 trillion (about $3.5 billion), the highest value ever.

Juan Valdez, financed by Colombia’s century-old parafiscal coffee fund, operates 630 branded cafés worldwide, including 370 in Colombia and 260 across 20 other countries. Escobar highlighted new growth markets in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, and the Middle East, and announced a partnership with Spain’s Grupo Trinity to open 140 new cafés in Spain over the next seven years. Local investors will fund most outlets under the franchise model.