Will there be a coffee shortage from 2025 due to EU rules?

The coffee association, which represents around 360 companies and organizations, says it supports the content of the regulation. However, it is not possible to fully provide the required data by the end of 2024. “Currently only around 20 percent of farmers meet the requirements,” said association managing director Preibisch. He also complains about the bureaucratic effort. Both traders who import coffee and roasters purchasing coffee would have to carry out a risk assessment of the data for each delivery and send it to the EU. Because of the political structures in some producing countries, it is difficult to obtain the information and there is still a lack of a suitable interface.