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De\u202fBeers Group released its production update for the second quarter of 2025, reporting rough diamond output of 4.1 million carats, down 36% from the 6.4 million carats recorded in Q2 2024, reflecting the miner\u2019s planned production response to the prolonged period of lower demand.<\/p>\n

Botswana, which contributes more than half of De\u202fBeers\u2019 output, saw a substantial drop of 44% to 2.6 million carats as operations adjusted to trim inventories, a trend that began in Q4 2024. Namibia and Canada likewise reported lower figures, with decreases of 5% (to 535,000 carats) and 46% (to 361,000 carats), respectively, linked to maintenance and targeted processing of lower-grade ore. South Africa bucked the trend, with a 17% year-over\u2011year increase to 592,000 carats spurred by the shift to underground mining at Venetia.<\/p>\n

De\u202fBeers attributed the ongoing production cutbacks to a slowdown in the midstream market, marked by cautious buying behaviour and elevated polished diamond inventories. The company had earlier revised its full\u2011year 2025 production guidance sharply down to 20-23 million carats, compared to the original range of 30-33 million carats.<\/p>\n

The reduced output follows a challenging 2024, when De\u202fBeers reported full-year production of roughly 24.7 million carats, about 22% lower than the previous year, and a fourth-quarter drop of 26% to 5.8 million carats. A modest recovery in average realised prices (+3%) was overshadowed by a 20% decline in the diamond price index.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

De\u202fBeers Group released its production update for the second quarter of 2025, reporting rough diamond output of 4.1 million carats, down 36% from the 6.4 million carats recorded in Q2 2024, reflecting the miner\u2019s planned production response to the prolonged period of lower demand. 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