Son La coffee has good price at the beginning of the season.

These days, in all coffee growing areas of the province, farmers are busy harvesting ripe coffee, with great joy as the purchase price of fresh fruit at the beginning of the season is nearly double that of the previous crop, at 21,000 - 23,000 VND/kg. Enterprises and cooperatives are ready to enter the production season.

Son La is the largest Arabica coffee growing region in the country, accounting for about 41% of the country's total area. Currently, Son La coffee has begun to ripen, and households have concentrated on harvesting.

Households in Muong Yen village, Chieng Coi ward harvest coffee.

Since 2024, Ms. Tong Thi Nhung, Buot Van village, Muong Chanh commune and many households in the village have signed a product consumption contract with Phuc Sinh Son La Joint Stock Company. Technical staff came down to the garden to guide the care process, from fertilizing, pruning, and care. Ms. Nhung excitedly said: From the beginning of the season until now, the price of fresh coffee has been 21,000 - 23,000 VND/kg. We are very happy, hoping that the price of coffee will be good so that life will be more and more prosperous. With 1 hectare of coffee, this season the family expects to harvest over 10 tons of fresh fruit, an increase of about 30% compared to the previous season.

Members of the Ara-Tay Coffee Cooperative pick coffee.

According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thao, Director of Bich Thao Coffee Cooperative, Son La, Chieng Coi Ward: The price of coffee at the beginning of this year is twice as high as last year because many coffee growing areas in Brazil are affected by climate change, many areas are forecasting a decrease in output of about 60%, causing a decrease in coffee supply. In Son La, although this year's coffee crop is also affected by the weather, the output has not reached expectations, but it still increased by about 30% compared to last year.

Along with the joy of farmers, coffee processing companies and factories have completed preparations from equipment, recruiting workers, and preparing conditions for purchasing, processing, and processing coffee. Bich Thao Son La Coffee Cooperative currently has 500 hectares of specialty coffee, of which 50 hectares are grown according to organic processes, meeting the strict standards of importing countries. In addition, the Cooperative also cooperates with hundreds of households and cooperatives in the area. It is expected that by the end of October, when the coffee gardens are ripe, the Cooperative will begin producing high-quality specialty coffee lines. The Cooperative has invested in increasing the capacity of the coffee processing line from 20 - 40 tons to 60 - 80 tons of fresh fruit/day and night.

Phuc Sinh Son La Joint Stock Company is also ready to enter this year's coffee production season. Mr. Vu Viet Thang, Director of the Company, shared: The Company continues to maintain and improve the system, upgrade the processing line, invest in some specialized equipment, increase the current capacity by about 15% and maintain the Cascara tea processing line (from coffee husks) meeting the standards of the British Association, with a capacity of 10 tons of ripe fruit/day.

Households in Chieng Coi ward harvest coffee.

Households in Muong Yen village, Chieng Coi ward harvest coffee.

Currently, the whole province has 24,300 hectares of coffee, this year's output is estimated at 37,724 tons, of which 23,448 hectares of coffee are certified for sustainable coffee and equivalent, of which: RA certification is 10,828 hectares; 4C certification is 12,620 hectares. The geographical indication "Son La Coffee" has been granted the right to use for 7 enterprises and cooperatives and has been exported to 20 countries and territories.

Ms. Pham Thi Lan, Deputy Head of the Provincial Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection, said: The coffee market in the 2025 - 2026 crop year is forecast to have positive signals in terms of prices, especially the interest from major customers from Europe, America, the Middle East, and Japan in Son La coffee.

Members of Bich Thao Son La Coffee Cooperative harvest coffee.

This year's coffee crop is expected to achieve the set target, which is to consume all coffee, at a price that is beneficial to growers; production associated with environmental protection, Son La coffee will continue to conquer more potential markets in the world .

Source: https://baosonla.vn/kinh-te/ca-phe-son-la-dau-vu-duoc-gia-lj344Y3Ng.html