The 2024-2025 coffee season marked a sharp recovery in Cameroon’s export earnings. Data from the National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC) show that the FOB value of exported shipments more than tripled to CFA3.5 billion, from CFA807 million in the 2023-2024 season, according to the agency’s end-of-season report.
The ONCC attributes the increase to a combined effect of higher marketed production and a rebound in international prices. The 2024-2025 season closed with marketed national output of 11,637 tons, up 10% from the previous season.
The improvement also extended to prices paid to producers. According to Trade Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, farmgate prices rose from CFA2,375 to CFA2,854 per kilogram for arabica, and from CFA1,500 to CFA1,959 per kilogram for robusta. This represents increases of 20.16% and 30.6%, respectively.
For the 2025-2026 season, the government expects conditions to remain favorable, particularly for prices. “This season is opening in a context of stronger prices on the international market, driven in particular by rapidly growing demand and tighter supply, constrained by the effects of climate change,” the minister said.
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