Huila, Antioquia, and Caldas were the largest coffee exporters in the first half of 2025.

Green coffee sales abroad reached $2.683 billion in the first half of 2025, representing an 83.3 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

This increase has had a positive impact on the various producing departments. According to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (DIAN) and analysis by the National Association of Foreign Trade (Analdex), Huila reported the highest foreign sales, with $581.5 million, representing a 67 percent increase; followed by Antioquia, which reported sales of $504.8 million, an increase of 113.4 percent.

The list is completed, in order from highest to lowest value, by Caldas, Quindío, Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, Santander, Magdalena, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Cauca, Cesar, Tolima, Atlántico and Bolívar.

" Nearly 60 percent of the increase in the country's agri-food exports is due to the strong momentum in coffee exports , which has offset the significant decline in mining and energy products. Here, the regions have been key to greatly meeting this international demand," said Javier Díaz Molina, president of Analdex.

By volume, coffee exports in the first half of 2025 reached 353,289 tons, representing a 13.3 percent increase compared to the first half of 2024.

“Coffee is, without a doubt, good news for the country. High prices have not only driven more foreign currency, but also generate benefits for coffee-growing regions, as the price is actually passed on to coffee producers,” said Gustavo Gómez, president of the National Association of Coffee Exporters of Colombia (Asoexport).

The United States, Germany, and Belgium were the top three buyers, with increases of 81, 140.9, and 103.1 percent, respectively . Other countries that followed on the list included Canada, Japan, South Korea, China, Spain, and Australia.

On the other hand, the largest exporting companies are the National Federation of Coffee Growers, Olam Agro Colombia, Sucafina Colombia, Racafé, Sucden Colombia, Louis Dreyfus Company Colombia, Carcafé, and Condor Specialty Coffee.