
March arabica coffee (KCH24) on Thursday closed up +12.00 (+6.95%), and Jan ICE robusta coffee (RMF24) closed up +88 (+3.49%).
Coffee prices Thursday rallied sharply, with arabica posting a 5-1/2 month high. Coffee prices surged Thursday ahead of a new rule that begins Friday when the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will ban the resubmission of old coffee inventories, a loophole used by some sellers to dodge age penalties. The new rule change by ICE is expected to add further pressure to ICE-monitored coffee inventories, providing support for coffee prices.