Coffee: Stocks
The warehouse numbers traders watch for shortages
What this tab covers How much is left and how much is held. For minerals and energy: reserves, current output, years of supply and recycling for the top five countries. For farm commodities: production, ending stocks and stocks-to-use for the top five producers (USDA, October 2026). It also covers inventories and stockpiles.Top five producers: production and stocks (USDA, 2026/27)
| Country | Production | Share | Ending stocks | Stocks-to-use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 71,900 | 37.9% | 4,425 | 6.2% |
| Vietnam | 32,500 | 17.1% | 489 | 1.4% |
| Colombia | 13,400 | 7.1% | 670 | 4.3% |
| Ethiopia | 12,100 | 6.4% | 145 | 1.2% |
| Indonesia | 11,380 | 6% | 671 | 5.2% |
| World | 189,700 | 100% | 26,280 | 14.6% |
Stockholding and policy
No recycling applies. There are no government buffer stocks since the International Coffee Agreement's export quotas ended in 1989 (Radetzki and Wårell 2021). Watch exchange-certified stocks: ICE New York arabica 0.93 million bags and ICE London robusta 0.92 million bags in May 2025 (ICO), both very low. USDA projects world ending stocks of 26.3 million bags for 2026/27, 14.6% of consumption (USDA PSD, Oct 2026). India has no public coffee stocks; the Coffee Board publishes crop estimates only.
Green coffee can be stored for a year or more in good conditions, so inventories bridge the gap between harvests. ICE certifies warehouse stocks of graded Arabica and Robusta in consuming countries, and traders read their decline as a sign of tightness. Roasters hold their own working stocks. The old International Coffee Agreement relied on export quotas, and Radetzki & Wårell record its economic provisions failing in the late 1980s.