HANOI: Tightening supplies limited coffee sales in Vietnam, while trade was bustling in Indonesia amid the harvest season, traders said on Thursday.
Farmers in the Central Highlands, Vietnam’s coffee belt, sold beans at 86,500 dong to 88,300 dong (USD3.29 to USD3.36) per kg, compared with the 87,300 dong to 88,000 dong range two weeks ago.
Robusta coffee for July delivery settled up USD35, at USD3,413 a ton on Wednesday.
“Activity remains tepid as farmers hold back sales, while some buyers have already turned to Indonesia,” said a trader based in the coffee belt.
Another trader said weather conditions have been dry with scant rainfall in recent weeks, but remained favourable for coffee trees.
Traders offered 5 percent black and broken-grade 2 robusta at a discount range of USD50 to USD80 per ton to the July LIFFE contract.
Vietnam exported 810,000 metric tons of coffee in the first four months of 2026, up 15.8 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to official data. Export revenue over the period fell 7 percent to USD3.69 billion.
Meanwhile, Indonesia’s exports of Sumatra robusta coffee beans fell to 7,304.9 metric tons in March, a 68 percent decrease from a year earlier, local trade office data showed.
Sumatran beans were offered at a USD100 premium to the June contract, a trader said, compared with last week’s USD85 premium.
Another trader paid a USD130 premium for the July contract, almost double the USD70 premium last week.
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