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Both coffee markets started the week off on a positive note although the London robusta market was closed on Monday.  However, despite the good start arabica coffee prices fell later in the week as currency movements made it very attractive for Brazilian exporters and growers to sell. Robusta coffee prices, on the other hand, continued

Overall, it was a relatively quiet week with prices mainly trading sideways and not really making or losing any ground until Friday when speculation over interest rates in the USA pushed all commodity prices higher.  Both coffee markets followed suit with arabica coffee prices gaining 3.20 cents/lb over the week with the second position (December

Although it was only a very light frost last weekend, affecting a small number of isolated places in Brazil, it still livened things up this week.  Prices were very volatile, and although they fell by over 9 cents/lb on Tuesday when it became apparent that the damage caused was minimal, they nevertheless spent the rest

We had a good old-fashioned frost scare this week with prices initially jumping up over 17 cents/lb on Tuesday and Wednesday when kit looked as though there would a serious frost in some areas of Brazil, only to lose most of it over the next 2 days when it became apparent that the scare was

As anticipated it was an extremely quiet week with both markets ebbing slowly downwards until Friday when arabica prices rebounded to finish the week virtually unchanged.  Arabica coffee prices gained 0.40 cents/lb over the week with the second position (December 24) closing at 229.55 cents/lb. Robusta prices also made a small recovery on Friday, but

As anticipated both coffee markets continued to come under intense downward pressure throughout the week although both characteristically demonstrated strong resistance to the negative overtones.    Despite this however, arabica coffee prices fell by 7.95 cents/lb over the week with the new second position (December 24) closing at 229.15 cents/lb. Robusta prices fell even further losing

It was perhaps inevitable that prices would come under pressure this week, especially given the news released last week that Brazil’s exports were continuing at a record pace. However, it is also true that both markets continue to show significant resistance to any downward pressure suggesting that there is an underlying strength which reflects the

Coffee prices exploded upwards this week on continued concerns about availability in Vietnam and reports of much lower yields being achieved in Brazil.  The increase in arabica prices would probably been higher had it not been for the market authorities increasing the margins required for each contract.  Nevertheless, arabica coffee prices ended the week significantly

With New York closed on Thursday for Independence Day it was a relatively quiet week for arabica with prices initially ebbing marginally downwards.  Reports of lower than anticipated exports from Vietnam which pushed prices robusta values higher on Thursday galvanised the arabica market into action when it reopened on Friday.  As a result, the arabica