
May arabica coffee (KCK23) on Friday closed up +0.70 (+0.41%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23) closed down -10 (-0.45%).
Coffee prices Friday settled mixed. Arabica coffee prices Friday recovered from a 2-month low and posted moderate gains as strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) sparked short covering in arabica futures. The real on Friday rose to a 1-3/4 month high against the dollar, discouraging export selling from Brazil's coffee producers.