Foreign trade: Arabica coffee prices down 0.44% internationally

Kinshasa, January 22^nd, 2026 (CPA). – The price of a kilogram of Arabica coffee, an export product of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has fallen by 0.44% internationally, trading at $6.64 on January 19^th compared to $6.67 the previous week, according to foreign trade market reports consulted by CPA on Thursday. “Arabica coffee prices has decreased on international markets during the week of January 19^th-24^th, 2026, trading at US$6.64 compared to US$6.67 the previous week, thus, a decline of 0.44% per kilogram,” it is read. According to the same source, Arabica coffee has experienced a price increase during the week of January 12^th – 17^th, 2026, trading at US$6.67 compared to US$6.45 the previous week, an increase of 3.41% per kilogram. These fluctuations have a direct impact on the Congolese economy, which is heavily dependent on raw material exports. The rise and stability in the prices of marketable mining products, agricultural products, and forest products the document has stated, are a 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 concentrated on the shores of Lake Kivu. ACP/