UPDATE 1-Brazil green coffee exports fall 18% in September hurt by US tariffs, says lobby group

(Adds further details of Cecafe data in paragraphs 3-7) By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Brazilian green coffee exports fell some 18% in September compared to the same month a year ago, totaling 3.45 million 60-kg bags, local exporters' group Cecafe said on Thursday, as the impact of U.S. tariffs reduced shipments. Brazil, the world's top coffee producer and exporter, shipped 2.97 million bags of arabica beans abroad last month, down around 10% year-on-year, while exports of the robusta variety tumbled some 47% to near 489,700 bags, the data showed. Cecafe head Marcio Ferreira said in a statement a decline was already expected given the rough yearly comparison, as Brazil exported a record coffee volume in 2024. "The decline was exacerbated by the 50% tariff imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Brazilian coffee," Ferreira added, noting the U.S. was traditionally the main importer of the Brazilian coffee. The U.S. however, which had already lost the lead to Germany in August, when the 50% tariffs imposed by Trump on the imports of most Brazilian goods took effect, was also outpaced by Italy in September, Cecafe data showed. Brazil's coffee exports to the U.S. fell almost 53% from a year earlier in September, to around 333,000 bags, according to Cecafe data, including green and industrialized coffee. Despite that, in the year through September, the U.S. still holds the position as the main buyer of the Brazilian coffee. (Reporting by Roberto Samora; Writing by Andre Romani; Editing by Natalia Siniawski and Kylie Madry)

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