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Snapshot: Vietnam’s Coffee Industry, November 2023

Each month the-shiv provides a snapshot of Vietnam’s coffee industry covering the latest developments, key performance indicators, and government data.

Business picked up for Vietnam’s coffee producers in November as the coffee harvest entered full swing. Exports topped US$327 a big jump from US$168 million back in October. There were a few weather related challenges, with heavy rains at one point delaying the harvest and pushing prices up, however, these seemed to have been overcome by the end of the month with prices stabilising around US$2.43 per kilo.

Vietnam coffee news, November 2023

Aside from coffee farming, there were a couple of other points of note with regard to coffee in Vietnam. These included:

Highlands Coffee surpassed 700 stores

Vietnamese coffee chain Highlands Coffee, majority owned by Filipino fast food conglomerate Jollibee, extended its network of stores beyond 700 between Vietnam and the Philippines, according to the World Coffee Portal. It currently has 43 outlets in the Philippines and 682 stores in Vietnam, making it the biggest coffee chain in the country.

See also: How to Open a Cafe in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2023 

The idea of a ‘coffee cartel’ was floated

An op-ed by Keun Lee, an economics professor at Seoul National University argued coffee producers in the Global South should band together to form a ‘coffee cartel’ something like what OPEC is for major oil-producing countries. Essentially, Lee argues they should consolidate small-scale farming operations, and then manipulate the coffee price. 

He says this would work to counter high processed coffee import tariffs in developed countries and encourage the development of local processing industries. It should be noted, however, that Vietnam has signed onto a number of free trade deals–including the EVFTA, UKFTA, and CPTPP–that will see tariffs on most items, including processed coffee removed altogether or substantially reduced.

Vietnam’s Cong Cafe opened a new store in Toronto

It’s also worth noting that several Vietnamese coffee brands have also made headway in expanding abroad. In November, Hanoi headquartered Cong Cafe officially opened its first store in Toronto, Canada despite being delayed by about a month.

Coffee exports

Vietnam’s coffee exports, November 2023

NovemberYear to date
TonsUS$TonsUS$
Total119,297356,676,2901,415,9833,643,457,545
FIE29,956113,409,014512,9291,524,168,360
FIE % of total25.1131.8036.2241.83

Source: Statistics Of FDI Traders By Main Export, Statistics Of Main Exports By Month 

Top 10 markets for Vietnam’s coffee exports, November 2023

NovemberYear to date
CountryTonsUS$TonsUS$
Germany18,15248,547,599168,144384,238,915
Russia12,19836,777,97084,583224,902,917
USA10,24428,065,422104,110253,288,422
Philippines6,80322,662,11838,939134,447,057
Spain6,26520,434,44779,274216,749,597
Japan6,22519,249,07094,297271,773,956
Italy5,86414,885,474125,226281,007,186
Algeria5,24813,764,87057,423129,843,811
Korea5,05214,196,88339,630100,034,238
Thailand4,10111,681,50330,938100,333,825
Other39,145126,410,934593,4191,546,837,621
Total119,297356,676,2901,415,9833,643,457,545

Source: General Department of Customs

See also: How to Export Coffee from Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2023 

Coffee imports

Vietnam recorded no coffee imports of a notable size in November 2023 according to the Customs Department of Vietnam.

Vietnam coffee prices

Vietnam has four key coffee producing regions. These are Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Gia Lai, and Dak Nong. Each has their own pricing structure (see below).

Dak Lak

Dak Lak
Per KiloChange
DateVNDUS$VNDUS$
1/1159,000$2.43500$0.02
2/1157,800$2.38-1,200-$0.05
3/1157,900$2.39100$0.00
4/1158,200$2.40300$0.01
6/1158,100$2.39-100$0.00
7/1158,600$2.41500$0.02
8/1157,200$2.36-1,400-$0.06
9/1158,000$2.39800$0.03
10/1158,500$2.41500$0.02
11/1158,300$2.40-200-$0.01
13/1158,200$2.40-100$0.00
14/1159,400$2.451,200$0.05
15/1159,200$2.44-200-$0.01
16/1160,000$2.47800$0.03
17/1160,000$2.470$0.00
18/1158,800$2.42-1,200-$0.05
21/1158,300$2.40-500-$0.02
22/1157,800$2.38-500-$0.02
23/1158,200$2.40400$0.02
24/1157,800$2.38-400-$0.02
25/1158,500$2.41700$0.03
28/1158,700$2.42200$0.01
29/1158,900$2.43200$0.01
30/1158,900$2.430$0.00

Source: Gia Caphe

Lam Dong

Lam Dong
DatePer KiloChange
DateVNDUS$VNDUS$
1/1158,200$2.40500$0.02
2/1157,000$2.35-1,200-$0.05
3/1157,000$2.350$0.00
4/1157,200$2.36200$0.01
6/1157,100$2.35-100$0.00
7/1157,900$2.39800$0.03
8/1156,500$2.33-1,400-$0.06
9/1157,300$2.36800$0.03
10/1157,800$2.38500$0.02
11/1157,600$2.37-200-$0.01
13/1157,600$2.370$0.00
14/1158,700$2.421,100$0.05
15/1158,500$2.41-200-$0.01
16/1159,200$2.44700$0.03
17/1159,200$2.440$0.00
18/1158,100$2.39-1,100-$0.05
21/1157,600$2.37-500-$0.02
22/1157,100$2.35-500-$0.02
23/1157,400$2.36300$0.01
24/1157,100$2.35-300-$0.01
25/1157,700$2.38600$0.02
28/1157,900$2.39200$0.01
29/1157,800$2.38-100$0.00
30/1157,800$2.380$0.00

Source: Gia Caphe

Gia Lai

Gia Lai
Per KiloChange
DateVNDUS$VNDUS$
1/1158,900$2.43500$0.02
2/1157,700$2.38-1,200-$0.05
3/1157,800$2.38100$0.00
4/1158,000$2.39200$0.01
6/1157,800$2.38-200-$0.01
7/1158,500$2.41700$0.03
8/1157,200$2.36-1,300-$0.05
9/1157,900$2.39700$0.03
10/1158,400$2.41500$0.02
11/1158,200$2.40-200-$0.01
13/1158,100$2.39-100$0.00
14/1159,200$2.441,100$0.05
15/1159,000$2.43-200-$0.01
16/1159,700$2.46700$0.03
17/1159,700$2.460$0.00
18/1158,500$2.41-1,200-$0.05
21/1158,000$2.39-500-$0.02
22/1157,500$2.37-500-$0.02
23/1157,900$2.39400$0.02
24/1157,500$2.37-400-$0.02
25/1158,200$2.40700$0.03
28/1158,400$2.41200$0.01
29/1158,600$2.41200$0.01
30/1158,700$2.42100$0.00

Source: Gia Caphe

Dak Nong

Dak Nong
DatePer KiloChange
DateVNDUS$VNDUS$
1/1159,000$2.43500$0.02
2/1157,800$2.38-1,200-$0.05
3/1157,800$2.380$0.00
4/1158,000$2.39200$0.01
6/1157,900$2.39-100$0.00
7/1158,500$2.41600$0.02
8/1157,100$2.35-1,400-$0.06
9/1157,900$2.39800$0.03
10/1158,400$2.41500$0.02
11/1158,200$2.40-200-$0.01
13/1158,100$2.39-100$0.00
14/1159,300$2.441,200$0.05
15/1159,100$2.43-200-$0.01
16/1159,800$2.46700$0.03
17/1159,800$2.460$0.00
18/1158,500$2.41-1,300-$0.05
21/1158,000$2.39-500-$0.02
22/1157,500$2.37-500-$0.02
23/1158,000$2.39500$0.02
24/1157,600$2.37-400-$0.02
25/1158,300$2.40700$0.03
28/1158,500$2.41200$0.01
29/1158,700$2.42200$0.01
30/1158,800$2.42100$0.00

Source: Gia Caphe

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