Alert in coffee: coffee contribution income grows less than costs and financial pressure increases
Portafolio Journalist 04.28.2026 17:06 Updated: 04.28.2026 17:12
TL;DR
- Coffee contribution income has grown at a slower rate than the costs of public goods in the sector over the past ten years.
- In the last decade, $3.7 trillion has been collected from coffee contributions, while $6 trillion has been invested in four public coffee goods.
- National coffee production has remained stable at approximately 13.3 million bags.
- Coffee contribution has grown by an annual average of 3.3%, compared to a 6.1% annual increase in public goods costs.
- The National Federation of Coffee Growers covers the structural gap with its management.
- An investment of $50 billion is planned to support coffee fertilization and protect production from the El Niño phenomenon.
- This program will be jointly financed by the guild and the National Government.