
December arabica coffee (KCZ24) Thursday closed down -2.75 (-1.04%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX24) closed down -86 (-1.61%).
Coffee prices retreated Thursday as forecasts for rain in Brazil sparked long liquidation coffee futures. Thursday's two-week Global Forecast System model showed rain is expected for Brazil's coffee-growing regions next week during the all-important flowering period for Brazil's coffee trees.