Colombia recorded its highest coffee production figures in three decades in 2024-25, and technological advancements its supply chains show no signs of slowing down.
Colombia’s 2024-25 coffee productions figures have been historic in the context of the world’s third largest coffee producer. With 14.87 million 60-kilogram bags produced between September 2024 and August 2025, it marks the highest level in more than three decades.
It’s a figure that is almost a full one million bags higher than the 13.99 million produced in the previous cycle and indicates there were not only favourable coffee farming conditions contributing to the year, but improvements across the entire supply chain fostering new development.
Almacafé, Colombia’s only fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider for the coffee industry, is partnered with the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) and has helped boost the national industry to these record heights.
It says a variety of factors contributed to this jump in production.
“This achievement was due to improved agronomic factors like renovation and fertilisation, favourable weather conditions, and technical and productive support from the coffee sector,” Almacafé says.
“Almacafé’s alignment with FNC has allowed us to strengthen a shared vision for the future of Colombian coffee.
“This collaboration with FNC ensures our industrial, technological, and operational capabilities are fully aligned with the needs of producers, the market, and the quality standards of Colombian coffee.”
Despite this record-breaking 2024-25 cycle, it is expected this cycle’s harvest
will struggle to reach those highs.
“The FNC has warned of two factors, the physiological response of the coffee tree after a record year, and heavy rains forecasted that could affect flowering,” says Almacafé.
“For this reason, a similar or slightly lower volume is expected, depending on the weather and agronomic management.”
That agronomic management is where Almacafé’s contributions to Colombia’s thriving coffee industry come into play. Its mission in recent years has been bringing the technological side of Colombia’s coffee sector in line with its high potential.
Not only will this influence farming, says Almacafé. Rather, it is looking to improve the state of the entire supply chain.
“Almacafé has been strengthening the supply chain with a more modern vision focused on coffee transformation, driving processes that allow for greater value creation in the country and positioning the industry toward global standards,” it says.
“A strong supply chain is essential to maintaining Colombia’s leadership in the global coffee market. Logistical efficiency and industrial capacity are key to preserving quality and ensuring producers receive better returns.
“Through our evolution process, we have significantly expanded out industrial and technological capabilities. This has allowed us to build a much more agile, efficient chain prepared for the new demands of the market.”
Heading into 2026, eyes will once again be on the large-scale producers of South America to continue supplying high-quality coffee – particularly Arabica – to a world where demand is only increasing.
Almacafé says after a 2025 marked by geopolitical tension, rising coffee prices, and general uncertainty, 2026 should be a more balanced prospect.
“A more stable coffee sector is anticipated, along with growth in value-added products, further technification, and the opening of new markets and digital channels, it says.
“What differentiates Almacafé is that it has evolved toward a unique model where logistics is integrated with specialised industrial capabilities in coffee. This approach responds to the transformation process and allows us to offer more complete solutions.
“The modernisation process underway at Almacafé will drive many of these opportunities, especially in international competitiveness and the development of new business models.”
It says there are many strategic projects to keep an eye on from an industrial and logistics capacity in the coming year, including the relocation of modernisation of infrastructure, construction of new storage systems, silos, and wet-processing centres, and Cafenlace – a platform that connects Colombian coffee directly with global consumers.
“Each project contributes to a more modern, efficient supply chain oriented toward transformation at origin.”
For more information, visit almacafe.com.co
This article was first published in the January/February 2026 edition of Global Coffee Report. Read more here.
