Coffee Mar '26 (KCH26)
Coffee Futures Market News and Commentary
September arabica coffee (KCU26) on Friday closed up +7.70 (+2.46%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +80 (+2.11%).
Coffee prices settled sharply higher on Friday amid a delay in Brazil’s coffee harvest. Safras & Mercado reported on Friday that Brazil’s 2026/27 coffee harvest is 64% complete as of July 15, behind last year’s comparable level of 77% and the five-year average of 70%. Â
Last Monday, arabica coffee soared to a 5.5-month high, and on last Tuesday, robusta coffee also hit a 5.5-month high amid a delayed coffee harvest in Brazil. However, since posting 5.5-month highs last week, coffee prices have whipsawed in a wide range below those highs amid illiquid trading conditions, leading to volatile price moves. Price volatility in coffee markets is exacerbated by illiquid trading conditions. After Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) raised margin requirements for coffee futures trading twice last week, liquidity has dried up, prompting many commod... Read more
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