Weekly Coffee Price 31st August 2023

Coffee prices on both markets came under pressure all week although both markets did see a short-lived small bounce on Thursday, before continuing their downward path on Friday.  Arabica coffee prices finished the week 6.35 cents/lb lower, with the second position (March) closing at 374.85 cents/lb.  Robusta coffee prices followed suit losing all of last…

A climate smart coffee policy consultation workshop was held in Goroka on November 27, 2025, bringing together various coffee partners and stakeholders in the coffee industry. The workshop, facilitated by Mr. Mawe Gonapa, a PhD Researcher at the Australian National University, aimed to gather views from stakeholders on the climate smart coffee policy principles and…

Although it had been anticipated that prices might come under pressure this week following the lifting of tariffs on imports of Brazilian coffee into the US, concerns about continuing dry weather in Brazil outweighed those considerations forcing prices upwards.  There is also some concern that the recent typhoon in Vietnam may delay the harvest there…

Both markets were extremely volatile this week, although the robusta market led the way forging higher from the outset but did retreat a bit later in the week.  The big news of the week was the elimination of all US tariffs on Brazilian coffee imports on Thursday evening which forced both markets lower on Friday. …

The Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd (CICL) and the West New Britain (WNB) Provincial Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand coffee development work in the province. The signing ceremony took place on Saturday November 15, 2025 at the New Channel Inn Hotel in Goroka, marking a significant milestone in the partnership between…

Prices continued their upward march for the first two days of the week adding almost as much as they made the week before, but on Wednesday announcements by President Trump and other American Officials, which suggested that tariffs on all coffee imports would be lifted soon, sent pries crashing downwards.  They did stabilise a bit…