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Robusta Coffee Gains To Eight-Month High On Vietnam Sales

Robusta coffee climbed to the highest price in more than eight months as sales in Vietnamslowed, sending local prices to the highest since October. Sales of beans in Vietnam, the largest grower of robusta beans, slowed as farmers’ stockpiles became “thinner,” Volcafe, the coffee unit of …

Brazil’s Arabica Buyers Get Bigger Discount For 2012-13 Beans

Buyers of arabica coffee from Brazil, the world’s largest-producer, are getting a bigger discount for beans from the new season that starts in July as exporters don’t need to buy now, according to Flavour Coffee. Fine cup beans from the new season are trading at …

NY cocoa settles firm, sugar and coffee move down

May 18 (Reuters) – U.S. cocoa futures closed up more than 2 percent on Friday, lifted by earlier strength in the sterling  against the dollar, while raw sugar defied the positive sentiment in the commodity complex and closed lower. Arabica coffee futures also finished down …

Volcafe Sees Indonesian Coffee Harvest Peaking In June Or July

Harvesting of the 2012-13 coffee crop in Indonesia, the world’s third-biggest robusta grower, is likely to peak in June or July, according to Volcafe, the coffee unit of commodities trader ED&F Man Holdings Ltd. Growers there may harvest 10 million to 11 million bags of …

Arabica coffee prices drop

Arabica coffee prices have plunged into an all-time low, trading at sh5,300 per kilogramme of premium parchment, about half the price it cost the same period last year. Premium parchment traded at sh10,000 last December before prices took a nose dive to sh7,500 per kilogramme …

NY cocoa drops, sugar and coffee settle firm

May 17 (Reuters) – U.S. cocoa futures closed 3 percent lower on Thursday, weighed down by the weak sterling that attracted selling to the market. Raw sugar closed firm for the fourth straight day in quiet dealings as the market consolidated after hitting a 20-month …

Uganda Coffee Development Authority’s Robusta Prices

The Uganda Coffee Development Authority today quoted indicative prices for exports of robusta, which accounts for 85 percent of the country’s coffee exports. Uganda is Africa’s second-biggest coffee producer, after Ethiopia, and the continent’s largest robusta producer. Nearby refers to deliveries to be made within 45 days. …

Coffee Market Outlook 2012

Coffee is getting more and more popular with both importing and exporting countries. Unfortunately, the situation in global commodity markets is ambiguous. The overall tendency is bearish. However, there are occasional hikes connected with bad weather and other factors affecting production. What should investors get …

Cameroon robusta coffee exports nosedive

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon robusta coffee exports hit 7,433 tonnes by the end of April since the season started in December, marking a nearly 60 percent decline from the 18,042 tonnes exported during the same period a year ago, according to official figures. The National Cocoa and Coffee …

Robusta Coffee May Advance as Vietnamese Beans Near 7-Month High

Robusta coffee may climb for an ninth day in London, the longest winning streak since February, after prices for the beans in top grower Vietnam approached the highest level in almost seven months. Sugar climbed. Vietnamese coffee rose to 41,800 dong ($2.01) a kilogram (2.2 …