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Coffee Mar '17 (KCH17)

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Coffee Futures Market News and Commentary

Arabica Coffee Settles Higher on Supply Concerns

September arabica coffee (KCU26) closed up +4.10 (+1.14%) on Thursday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed down -16 (-0.43%).

Coffee prices settled mixed on Thursday.  Arabica coffee closed higher as it consolidated below Wednesday’s 6.5-month high, and robusta is under pressure from rising inventories as ICE robusta inventories climbed to a 5.25-month high of 4,622 lots on Tuesday.

Gains in arabica were limited as drier weather in Brazil has allowed for the pace of the country’s coffee harvest to accelerate.  Brazil’s Cooxupe co-op reported on Wednesday that 81.1% of the harvest was complete as of Aug 14, up 7 points from the prior week but still down slightly from 86.1% a year earlier.

Below-normal rainfall in Brazil should speed up the pace of the country's coffee harvest, a bearish factor for prices.  Somar Meteorologia reported on Monday that 0.6 mm of rain, or 11% of the historical average, fell in the week ended August 16 in Brazil's Minas Gerais... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Coffee C Arabica
Contract Size
37,500 pounds (approximately 283.50 bags of 60Kgs)
Tick Size
0.05 cents per pound ($18.75 per contract)
Trading Hours
3:15a.m. - 12:30p.m. (Settles 11:30a.m.) CST
Exchange
ICE/US
Point Value
$375
Margin/Maintenance
$16,066/14,606
First Notice Date
02/17/17
Expiration Date
03/21/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Coffee Mar '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 11, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
69,552 (+4,620)
98,979 (+7,034)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
52,688 (+1,036)
25,509 (-1,288)
Producers - Long / Short
40,295 (+3,921)
71,525 (+7,178)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
24,784 (-502)
22,981 (-1,345)
Managed Money - Long / Short
42,299 (+1,148)
9,866 (+156)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
10,389 (-112)
15,643 (-1,444)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
137.40 +4.44%
on 03/13/17
151.40 -5.22%
on 02/22/17
-6.85 (-4.56%)
since 02/21/17
3-Month
132.85 +8.02%
on 12/28/16
156.95 -8.57%
on 01/24/17
-1.05 (-0.73%)
since 12/21/16
52-Week
126.00 +13.89%
on 05/04/16
179.55 -20.08%
on 11/08/16
+5.70 (+4.14%)
since 03/21/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 145.10
1st Resistance Point 144.30
Last Price 143.50s
1st Support Level 143.10
2nd Support Level 142.70
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 179.55
Fibonacci 61.8% 159.09
Fibonacci 50% 152.77
Fibonacci 38.2% 146.46
Last Price 143.50s
52-Week Low 126.00

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