Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer, expects to harvest 56.5 million 132-pound bags in 2025, a 4.3% increase from the previous year, the government said.
Although 2025 is considered a "negative biennium" -- when coffee plants typically yield less -- the projected crop would be the third-largest in the country's history, behind only 2018 and 2020, according to the National Supply Co.
The gain is driven by higher average productivity, which offsets a slight reduction in cultivated area. The planted area fell 1.2% to about 4.5 million acres.
Most of the growth comes from Robusta coffee, whose output is expected to reach a record 20.8 million bags, more than 42% higher than in 2024. The increase was driven by favorable weather and higher yields.
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