
December arabica coffee (KCZ25) on Thursday closed up +11.55 (+3.27%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25) closed up +112 (+2.41%).
Coffee prices on Thursday extended their sharp two-week-long rally, with arabica coffee posting a 3-month high and robusta posting a 2.75-month high. Weather concerns in Brazil have sparked fund buying of coffee futures. On Monday, Somar Meteorologia reported that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received no rain during the week ended August 16. Reports of damage to some of Brazil's coffee crop from last week's frost are also boosting prices.