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Arabica Coffee Higher on Concern Heavy Rain Will Slow the Brazil Harvest

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) this morning is up +1.40 (+0.90%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) is down -18 (-0.71%). Coffee prices this morning are mixed. Concern that recent heavy rain in Brazil will slow the coffee harvest supports arabica prices. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's Minas...

Barchart · Jul 18, 2023

Coffee Prices Settle Mixed as Robusta Climbs on Tight Supplies

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) on Monday closed down -5.00 (-3.11%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) closed up +12 (+0.47%). Coffee prices Monday settled mixed. Early strength in the dollar Monday (DXY00) weighed on coffee prices. However, robusta coffee recovered early losses and moved higher on tight supplies...

Barchart · Jul 17, 2023

Coffee Prices Mixed on Dollar Strength and Tight Robusta Supplies

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) this morning is down -4.50 (-2.80%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) is up +5 (+0.20%). Coffee prices today are mixed. Strength in the dollar today (DXY00) is weighing on coffee prices. However, robusta coffee continues to have support from tight supplies as ICE-monitored...

Barchart · Jul 17, 2023

Coffee Prices Under Pressure as Brazil Coffee Harvest Accelerates

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.55 (-0.35%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) closed down -36 (-1.40%). Coffee prices Wednesday settled moderately lower on Brazil's coffee harvest pressures. However, losses in arabica were limited by strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) as the real Wednesday...

Barchart · Jul 12, 2023

Coffee Prices Remain Weak on Brazil Coffee Harvest Pressures

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) this morning is down -0.30 (-0.19%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) is down -32 (-1.25%). Coffee prices this morning are moderately lower on Brazil's coffee harvest pressures. Losses in arabica are limited due to strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) as the...

Barchart · Jul 12, 2023

Coffee Falls as the Brazil Coffee Harvest Heats Up

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) on Tuesday closed down -2.30 (-1.44%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) closed down -6 (-0.23%). Coffee prices Tuesday posted moderate losses, with arabica falling to a 5-1/2 month low. Arabica was under pressure Tuesday on the outlook for dry conditions in Brazil to...

Barchart · Jul 11, 2023

Arabica Coffee Tumbles as the Brazil Coffee Harvest Heats Up

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) this morning is down -1.35 (-0.84%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) up +1 (+0.04%). Coffee prices this morning are mixed, with arabica falling to a 5-1/2 month low. Arabica is under pressure today on the outlook for dry conditions in Brazil to speed...

Barchart · Jul 11, 2023

Coffee Prices Finish Lower as Dry Conditions in Brazil Speed up the Coffee Harvest

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) Monday closed down -1.05 (-0.65%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) closed down -45 (-1.72%). Coffee prices Monday settled moderately lower on the outlook for dry conditions in Brazil to speed up the pace of the country's coffee harvest. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that...

Barchart · Jul 10, 2023

Coffee Prices Slip as Dry Conditions in Brazil Speed up the Coffee Harvest

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) this morning is down -0.45 (-0.31%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) is down -41 (-1.56%). Coffee prices this morning are moderately lower on the outlook for dry conditions in Brazil to speed up the pace of the country's coffee harvest. Somar Meteorologia reported...

Barchart · Jul 10, 2023

Robusta Coffee Closes Sharply Higher on Tight Global Supplies

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) on Friday closed up +0.45 (+0.28%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) closed up +111 (+4.42%). Coffee prices Friday settled higher, with robusta up sharply at a 1-week high. Friday's fall in the dollar (DXY00 ) to a 2-week low was bullish for most...

Barchart · Jul 7, 2023