
May arabica coffee (KCK26) on Tuesday closed up +5.80 (+1.98%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26) closed up +74 (+2.16%).
Coffee prices rallied sharply on Tuesday as a rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) to a 2-week high has sparked short covering in coffee futures. The stronger real discourages export sales from Brazil's coffee producers.