Zimbabwe’s coffee exports increase by 14% in the first half of 2025

Coffee exports from Zimbabwe rose by 14 per cent in the first half of 2025, reaching US$902,311. According to data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat), the output increased by 20 per cent, amounting to 195 thousand kilograms. This was reported by The Herald, a partner of TV BRICS.

The average export price stood at US$4.61 per kilogram. Zimbabwean coffee is exported in several forms, including decaffeinated coffee, coffee husks and skins, roasted coffee, extracts, essences, concentrates, instant coffee products, as well as coffee substitutes such as roasted barley or chicory.

Midway Bhunu, coffee programme manager, explained that the increase in yield is the result of improved weather conditions, an expansion of planted areas, and the participation of newly established farmers.

“This year, new farmers are entering production, especially those who established plantations in 2022. We expect that smallholder farmers alone will harvest up to 100,000 kilograms of coffee at a price of approximately US$6.50 per kilogram,” said Bhunu.

Zimbabwe’s total coffee production currently stands at around 350,000 kilograms, with an average internal price of approximately US$6 per kilogram. The country has around 1,500 coffee farmers, of whom roughly 800 are actively producing.

By 2030, the area under cultivation is expected to reach 1,000 hectares, enabling the production of more than 2,000 tonnes of coffee annually and generating up to US$10 million in revenue each year.