Arabica-coffee futures rose to the highest price in a week on
reduced supplies. Cocoa also jumped.
Coffee exports from producing countries
will fall for a second year in 2010 amid “scarcity,” according to
the International Coffee Organization. Shipments will be below last
year’s estimated 95.5 million bags and 97.7 million in 2008, ICO
Executive Director said yesterday in an interview, without
specifying the amount or percentage drop. A bag of coffee weighs 60
kilograms (132 pounds).
Supplies of the mild, washed arabica
beans traded on ICE Futures U.S. “remain tight so the market should
remain at a higher trading range,” said a vice president at Price
Group Inc., a broker in Chicago.
Arabica coffee for September delivery rose 1.75 cents, or 1.1
percent, to $1.6385 a pound on ICE in New York. Earlier, the
commodity touched $1.672, the highest level for a most-active
contract since July 2. The price fell 0.3 percent this week.
Through yesterday,
stockpiles
monitored by ICE Futures tumbled 30 percent this year to the lowest
level since August 2002. Futures have climbed 42 percent in the past
year.
Robusta-coffee futures for September delivery gained $13, or 0.8
percent, to $1,709 a metric ton on the Liffe exchange in London.
Cocoa futures for September delivery gained $27, or 0.9 percent,
to $2,996 a metric ton on ICE. The most-active contract gained 0.8
percent for the week and 13 percent in the 12 months.
On London’s Liffe, cocoa futures for September delivery rose 5
pounds, or 0.2 percent, to 2,385 pounds ($3,591) a ton.