
March arabica coffee (KCH24) closed up +1.55 (+0.80%) on Tuesday, and Jan ICE robusta coffee (RMF24) did not trade with markets in the UK closed for the Boxing Day holiday.
Arabica coffee prices Tuesday rose moderately higher as a rally in the Brazilian real sparked short covering in arabica coffee futures. The real (^USDBRL) on Tuesday climbed to a 4-1/2 month high against the dollar, discouraging export selling from Brazil's coffee producers.