
Sep arabica coffee (KCU23) on Friday closed up +0.45 (+0.31%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23) closed down -31 (-1.20%).
Coffee prices on Friday settled mixed. Arabica recovered from a 7-1/4 month low and posted moderate gains on strength in the Brazilian real. Short covering emerged in arabica coffee Friday after the real (^USDBRL) rebounded from a 2-1/2 month low against the dollar and moved higher. The stronger real discourages export selling from Brazil's coffee producers.