Peru’s espresso manufacturing for the 2025/26 market yr (April to March) is forecast on the equal of 4.2 million 60-kilogram baggage, up 8% from the prior yr, in line with the most recent USDA estimates.

Increased worldwide costs and elevated use of fertilizers are driving the restoration, though persistent threats akin to espresso leaf rust and borer infestations proceed to weigh on the sector.

Espresso exports are projected to rebound to 4.2 million baggage, matching output ranges. America stays the biggest purchaser, accounting for 27% of Peru’s exports. Peru can be the world’s main exporter of natural espresso, with an estimated 90,000 hectares underneath certification.

[Note: This is part of a series of DCN stories that will explore USDA FAS annual coffee reports. The information agency typically delivers more than a dozen country-level reports on the coffee sector, each coming from different authors and field offices.]

📉 Export Outlook

• Complete espresso exports are forecast at 4.2 million baggage, an 8% enhance over the prior yr.

• America is Peru’s high purchaser, accounting for 27% of exports, adopted by Germany (19%) and Belgium (11%).

• Export costs rose 28% in 2024/25, averaging $229 per bag, with U.S.-bound shipments averaging $236 per bag.

• Peru is the world’s high natural espresso exporter, with licensed manufacturing on 90,000 hectares.

🌱 Manufacturing and Rising Circumstances

• Manufacturing is forecast at 4.2 million baggage, up from 3.88 million in 2024/25.

• Harvested space stays at 335,000 hectares, with yields averaging 721 kilograms per hectare, a 2% enhance.

• Effectively-managed farms can attain yields of 2,700 kilograms per hectare (45 baggage).

• Espresso is grown in 16 of Peru’s 25 areas, with the top-producing areas being: Cajamarca (22%); San Martín (20%); Junín (19%); and Amazonas (15%).

• Most espresso is grown between 1,000 and 1,800 meters above sea stage, and is shade-grown, hand-picked, and sun-dried.

• Arabica dominates manufacturing, with Typica (70%) and Caturra (20%) because the main varieties.

• The espresso leaf rust epidemic courting again to 2012 has affected 40% of the crop, whereas espresso borer injury is widespread at decrease elevations.

• Over 90% of Peruvian espresso is produced by smallholders, with farms underneath 5 hectares and solely primary infrastructure.

• Entry to credit score is a significant barrier, with many producers unable to make use of untitled land as collateral. Most farmers depend on cooperatives or casual financing by means of consumers or native lenders.

• Labor accounts for 58% of manufacturing prices, adopted by fertilizer (24%) and different agrochemicals (12%).

☕ Home Consumption

• Home consumption is forecast at 300,000 baggage, or 6% of whole manufacturing.

• Per capita consumption is 950 grams, which is low in comparison with Colombia (2.5 kilograms) and Brazil (6 kilograms).

• 75% of consumption is soluble espresso, however roasted and floor espresso is gaining traction amongst city youth.

📣 Coverage and Improvement Packages

• Via the MOCCA program, FAS supported over 27,000 producers with coaching, nursery growth and credit score entry.

• PromPeru continues to leads nationwide and worldwide promotion of Peruvian espresso.

• The Nationwide Espresso Board and authorities officers have raised issues about smallholder readiness for compliance with the EU Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR). Congress handed reforms to simplify forestry certification in January 2024, however producers proceed to name for extra assist.

• Espresso cultivation supplies 855,000 jobs, primarily in weak rural areas.

• The federal government helps espresso manufacturing as a authorized various to coca underneath packages like these led by DEVIDA.

• The Nationwide Govt Espresso Council, created in 2021, is main a nationwide espresso plan by means of 2030.

For full knowledge tables and charts, view the USDA Espresso Annual Report for Peru (Might 2025).

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