
March arabica coffee (KCH26) on Friday closed up +8.55 (+2.45%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26) closed up +5 (+0.13%).
Coffee prices recovered from early losses on Friday and settled higher as strength in the Brazilian real sparked short covering in coffee futures. The real (^USDBRL) rallied to a 2-week high against the dollar on Friday, discouraging export sales from Brazil's coffee producers.