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Arabica Recovers as a Lower Brazil Coffee Harvest Estimate Sparks Short Covering

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Monday closed up +0.15 (+0.07%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed down -35 (-0.81%). Coffee prices on Monday settled mixed. Arabica coffee recovered from a 4-week low Monday and closed slightly higher as short covering emerged after a Coffee Trading Academy report...

Barchart · Jul 29, 2024

Coffee Prices Weighed Down by Brazil Harvest Pressures

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is down -1.30 (-.56%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -35 (-0.81%). Coffee prices today dropped to 4-week lows. Coffee harvest pressures in Brazil are bearish for coffee prices. Safras & Mercado reported last Friday that Brazil's 2024/25 coffee harvest was...

Barchart · Jul 29, 2024

Coffee Prices Retreat as Brazil's Coffee Harvest Picks Up Pace

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is down -3.70 (-1.54%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -10 (-0.22%). Coffee prices today fell to 1-week lows and are moderately lower. Coffee harvest pressures in Brazil are negative for prices after Safras & Mercado reported today that Brazil's 2024/25...

Barchart · Jul 19, 2024

Coffee Prices Settle Mixed and Consolidate Monday's Sharp Losses

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Tuesday closed up +1.45 (+0.60%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed down -11 (-0.24%). Coffee prices Tuesday settled closed mixed as they consolidated Monday's sharp losses. Robusta gave up an early advance and turned lower after ICE-monitored robusta coffee inventories rose to...

Barchart · Jul 16, 2024

Coffee Prices Consolidate After Monday's Sharp Decline

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is up +1.30 (+0.54%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -17 (-0.37%). Coffee prices today are mixed as they consolidate Monday's sharp losses. Robusta gave up an early advance and turned lower after ICE-monitored robusta coffee inventories rose to a 1-year...

Barchart · Jul 16, 2024

Coffee Prices Close Lower as Rain in Brazil Eases Drought Concerns

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Monday closed down -6.60 (-2.65%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed down -34 (-0.74%). Coffee prices on Monday retreated due to increased precipitation in Brazil, which has alleviated concerns about dryness. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's Minas Gerais region received 4.6...

Barchart · Jul 15, 2024

Coffee Prices Tumble as Rain in Brazil Eases Drought Concerns

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is down -6.25 (-2.51%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -26 (-0.56%). Coffee prices today are moving lower on increased precipitation in Brazil, which is alleviating concerns about dryness. Somar Meteorologia reported today that Brazil's Minas Gerais region received 4.6 mm...

Barchart · Jul 15, 2024

Coffee Prices Settle Moderately Higher as Brazil's Coffee Farmers Hoard Beans

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) Friday closed up +3.90 (+1.59%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +41 (+0.90%). Coffee prices Friday shook off early losses and closed moderately higher. Coffee prices are seeing support from a lack of producer selling as Brazilian coffee farmers hoard beans in...

Barchart · Jul 12, 2024

Coffee Prices Firm as Brazil's Coffee Farmers Hoard Beans

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is up +2.70 (+1.10%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is up +33 (+0.72%). Coffee prices today shook off early losses and are moderately higher. Coffee prices are seeing support from a lack of producer selling as Brazilian coffee farmers hoard beans in...

Barchart · Jul 12, 2024

Coffee Posts Moderate Gains on Global Production Concerns

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) Thursday closed up +1.30 (+0.53%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +99 (+2.21%). Coffee prices posted moderate gains on Thursday, with Sep arabica and Sep robusta posting contract highs. Coffee prices have rallied sharply this week due to concern that drier-than-normal conditions...

Barchart · Jul 11, 2024