Domestic coffee prices
The domestic coffee market entered Sunday (March 22) with a calm state after a strong increase at the end of the week. According to records, purchase prices in key Central Highlands regions simultaneously surged by another 500 - 700 VND/kg in the previous session, pushing the average price level of the whole region to 94,000 VND/kg. This is the highest price range recorded since the beginning of March, showing the extremely strong recovery momentum of Vietnamese coffee.
Detailed purchase prices in regions:
Dak Lak, Gia Lai and Dak Nong (old): Simultaneously maintaining the highest level in the region at 94,000 VND/kg.
Lam Dong: Nestling stable at 93,000 VND/kg after a 700 VND increase at the end of the week.
Looking back over the past week, coffee prices have had a spectacular "comeback". From the bottom of 90,400 VND at the beginning of the week (March 16), prices have continuously broken through to regain more than 3,500 VND per kg, dispelling concerns after forecasts about record crops in Brazil.
World coffee prices
At the end of the trading week, international futures exchanges recorded a clear polarization between the two coffee flows:
New York Stock Exchange (Arabica): Closing the trading week at the highest level in 1.5 months. May 2026 futures closed at 309.75 cents/lb. Concerns about the closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting global transportation completely overwhelmed the pressure from StoneX's record production report of 75.3 million sacks.
London Stock Exchange (Robusta): May 2026 delivery limit stopped at 3,664 USD/ton. Despite receiving slight profit-taking pressure at the end of the week due to the strengthening USD, Robusta still received solid support as inventories on the ICE exchange continued to be at a record low in the past 2 months.
Market opinion
Last week, the market witnessed the strength of geopolitical factors confronting long-term supply forecasts. The sharp increase in logistics, insurance and fuel costs due to the conflict in the Middle East has created a temporary "bottleneck", pushing coffee prices to recover strongly. However, abundant rainfall in Brazil (reaching 139% of the historical average) and Vietnam's January-February exports increasing by 14% are still factors that need to be noted when entering the new week.
Forecast for next week, coffee prices will continue to fluctuate positively around the 93,500 - 95,500 VND/kg range. If the sea transport situation shows no signs of cooling down, prices may soon re-establish the 96,000 VND mark as at the end of February.
