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Rich Asplund

Coffee Prices Slump as Volatile Trading Continues

September arabica coffee (KCU26) today is down -13.00 (-3.74%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) is down -201 (-4.97%).

Coffee prices are moving sharply lower today, continuing the volatile price swings seen this week. After Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) raised margin requirements again for coffee futures trading earlier this week, liquidity has dried up, prompting many commodity funds to close their positions and leading to excessive one-way price moves.

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