Kinshasa, July 15th, 2025 (CPA). – The price of a kilogram of Arabica coffee, one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s export products, has fallen by 4.48% internationally, trading at USD 5.33 on July 14th compared to USD 5.58 the previous week, according to the Ministry in charge of Foreign Trade’s price index consulted on Tuesday by CPA. ‘The Arabica coffee prices have fallen on international markets during the week of 14 to 19 July 2025, trading at USD 5.33 compared to USD 5.58 the previous week, a drop of 4.48% per kilogram,’ it is read. Compared to other weeks, from June 2nd to 7th, 2025, the Arabica coffee had experienced a price drop on international markets, trading at US$6.86 compared to US$7.19 the previous week, a decline of 4.59% per kilogram.
The same product experiences a further price decline on international markets during the week of June 9th to 14th, 2025, trading at US$6.54 compared to US$6.86 the previous week, a decrease of 4.66% per kilogram. A drop in the price of this product on international markets has been recorded again during the week of June 23rd to 28th, 2025, with the Arabica coffee trading at 6.38 US dollars compared to 6.75 US Dollars the previous week, representing a decrease of 5.48% per kilogram. The Arabica coffee has also experienced a drop in price on international markets during the week of June 30th to July 5th, 2025, trading at 5.91 US dollars compared to 6.38 US Dollars the previous week, thus a decrease of 7.37% per kilogram.
According to the source, the Arabica coffee has seen a drop in prices on international markets over the past four weeks. These fluctuations have a direct impact on the Congolese economy, which is heavily dependent on raw material exports, particularly in the mining sector. The rise and the stability of prices for marketable mining products, agricultural products and forest products, the document has emphasised, are the result of supply and demand on international markets and the supply chain. It should be noted that coffee production in the Democratic Republic of Congo is centred on the shores of Lake Kivu. There are approximately 11,000 coffee producers across the country who produce the two main varieties of coffee, namely Robusta and Arabica. Over the last three years, the country has produced between 45 and 50 million of 60kg bags of coffee. CPA/