
March arabica coffee (KCH26) on Friday closed down -5.65 (-1.48%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26) closed down -7 (-0.16%).
Coffee prices were under pressure Friday, with robusta falling to a 2-week low. Arabica prices retreated on Friday due to weakness in the Brazilian real. The real (^USDBRL) tumbled to a 7-week low against the dollar on Friday, encouraging export sales from Brazil's coffee producers.