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Coffee Dec '18 (KCZ18)

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Coffee Futures Market News and Commentary

Coffee Prices Decline as the Brazilian Real Weakens

March arabica coffee (KCH26) today is down -4.05 (-1.12%).  March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26) is down -19 (-0.48%).

Coffee prices are under pressure today due to weakness in the Brazilian real.  The real (^USDBRL) dropped to a 1-week low against the dollar today, encouraging export sales by Brazil's coffee producers.

Soaring coffee exports from Vietnam, the world's largest robusta producer, are bearish for robusta prices.  Vietnam's National Statistics Office reported last Monday that Vietnam's 2025 coffee exports jumped +17.5% y/ to 1.58 MMT.  

Last Thursday, arabica rallied to a 1-month high due to below-average rainfall in Brazil, the world's largest arabica producer.  Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received 26.5 mm of rain during the week ended January 9, or 29% of the historical average.  

Shrinking ICE coffee inventories are bullish for prices.  ICE-monitored arabica inventories fell to... 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
$9,895/8,996
First Notice Date
11/21/18
Expiration Date
12/18/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Coffee Dec '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 6, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
68,593 (+1,394)
100,216 (+7,208)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
56,382 (+3,314)
25,846 (-2,679)
Producers - Long / Short
41,517 (+1,283)
70,913 (+7,306)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
23,180 (+587)
25,407 (+378)
Managed Money - Long / Short
45,605 (+2,729)
11,239 (-1,234)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
10,777 (+585)
14,607 (-1,445)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
94.35 unch
on 12/18/18
113.00 -16.50%
on 11/19/18
-18.25 (-16.21%)
since 11/16/18
3-Month
94.35 unch
on 12/18/18
125.50 -24.82%
on 10/19/18
-1.50 (-1.56%)
since 09/18/18
52-Week
94.35 unch
on 12/18/18
141.35 -33.25%
on 01/03/18
-38.00 (-28.71%)
since 12/18/17

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March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Tuesday closed up +4.20 (+1.18%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) closed up +36 (+0.92%). Coffee prices settled higher on Tuesday amid concerns that excessive dryness...

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SBH26 : 14.65 (-1.61%)
SWH26 : 421.00 (-1.47%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 96.22
1st Resistance Point 95.28
Last Price 94.35s
1st Support Level 93.88
2nd Support Level 93.42
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 141.35
Fibonacci 61.8% 123.40
Fibonacci 50% 117.85
Fibonacci 38.2% 112.30
Last Price 94.35s
52-Week Low 94.35

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