The new ICO Annual Review 2023/24 is now available and highlights key achievements and challenges facing the global coffee sector. This edition underscores the Organization’s strengthened role in international coffee diplomacy, notably through its observer status at the United Nations General Assembly, and its active engagement in shaping the Global Coffee Fund initiative led by the G7. These milestones reflect the ICO’s growing influence in global sustainability and trade policy.

We are thrilled to welcome Ms Hannelore Beerlandt to the ICO Secretariat as the incoming Head of Operations (HOO). In the next few weeks, she will work closely with the outgoing HOO, Mr Gerardo Patacconi, to ensure a smooth transition.

With a solid background in international cooperation and extensive expertise in agricultural value chains, Ms Beerlandt brings invaluable experience to the role. She will officially assume her responsibilities following the 139th Session of the International Coffee Council to be held in March 2025. The Executive Director and the entire team are eager to work with Ms Beerlandt to further advance and advocate the ICO’s mission.

In December 2024, ICO Executive Director Vanúsia Nogueira participated in the #CONEXIONVERDE+ event and field mission in Brazil, organized under the AL-INVEST Verde programme. Funded by the European Union, this initiative promotes sustainable growth and job creation across 12 Latin American countries by fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors. Beginning in Belém do Pará, the Executive Director delivered remarks at the opening session and contributed to a panel on EUDR traceability experiences.

Some mission highlights included visits to coffee and cocoa farms in Linhares and São Gabriel da Palha, showcasing Brazil’s commitment to sustainability and innovation. The ICO extends its gratitude to AL-INVEST Verde and the Espírito Santo State Government for an insightful and impactful mission.

Coffee Sustainability Support Database: New platform gathers sustainability projects from across the global coffee sector. Meet this interactive digital platform designed to enhance transparency, collaboration, and strategic alignment across sustainability initiatives in the global coffee sector.

Watch the recording of the Coffee Development Report (CDR) 2022–23 launch webinar, “Beyond Coffee: Towards a Circular Economy in Coffee,” to explore how circular economy practices and regenerative agriculture can help close income gaps, reduce waste, and create a more sustainable future for the coffee industry. Now available on the International Coffee Organization’s YouTube channel.

The ICO is delighted to announce the launch of our flagship Coffee Development Report (CDR) 2022–23, “Beyond Coffee: Towards a Circular Coffee Economy”, an in-depth examination of the circular economy’s transformative potential within the coffee sector. Produced through landmark collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Centre for Circular Economy in Coffee (C4CEC), Lavazza Foundation, and Politecnico di Torino, with contributions from University College London, this CDR edition reflects the work of a diverse global multi-stakeholder group under the ITC Coffee Guide Network.

On 5 September 2024, the ICO’s Coffee Public-Private Task Force hosted an online webinar titled “Towards a Living & Prosperous Income in Mexico.” The event featured a dialogue (in Spanish language) highlighting collaborative efforts between the Government of Mexico, the CPPTF, and key partners. The session explored the progress made in addressing the living income gap in Mexico’s coffee-producing regions, including the 2021 Living Income study with CEGAM and the Anker Research Institute, as well as the 2022 cost analysis with the Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA).

The ICO, UNIDO and partners,  have published the report “Sustainability & Resilience of the Global Value Chain: Towards a Coffee Investment vehicle”. Read the press release announcing the leading new concrete efforts to foster sustainability in the Coffee Global Value Chain (C-GVC). 

The ICO Composite Indicator Price (I-CIP) averaged 296.89 US cents/lb in January 2026, a 2.6% decrease from December 2025. Coffee prices in January were largely range-bound, reflecting a market that lacked a clear directional catalyst. Prices appeared slightly too low to trigger aggressive producer selling, yet sufficiently elevated to keep farmers comfortable and engaged. This environment resulted in orderly trading and relatively low volatility throughout the month. However, the month closed with a fall.

World coffee exports amounted to 12.62 million bags in January 2026, compared with 11.10 million in January 2025. Exports in the first four months of coffee year 2025/25 (October 2025 to January 2026) increased by 7.5% to 46.38 million bags compared to 43.15 million bags in the same period in 2024/25. In the twelve months ending January 2026, exports of Arabica totalled 84.34 million bags compared to 85.87 million bags last year; whereas Robusta exports amounted to 59.21 million bags compared to 51.68 million bags.