The aim of this work was the study of the Brazilian coffee industry, concerning its competitive and strategic positioning before and after the market deregulation, and the performances analysis achieved in the search of a competitive advantage at the present scenery. Using the data of the form answered by a specialist in this market and also consultations of secondary data, we obtained a result for the analysis of the strategic behavior and performance of the companies, using as a basis Porter`s typology, for the creation of strategic groups, using as a sample 22 companies members of ABIC, Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Café. The results achieved show that the companies are still adapting themselves to the new scenery and looking for a strategic positioning and suggest that the companies with better performance are those which look for competitive advantage, through the differentiation and costs reduction. These results show yet that the companies which look for a focused strategy, according to Porter`s typology, were not yet identified in this new scenery of market deregulation.