Coffee Harvest in Vietnam Seen Expanding to Almost Match Record

Coffee growers in Vietnam, the biggest producer of robusta beans used by Nestle SA, are set to reap an almost record harvest, providing some relief to a global shortage that’s driven prices to the highest since May.
Output will probably reach 1.69 million metric tons in the year started Oct. 1, a...

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More Expensive Cup of Coffee? Beans Soar to 2½-Year High

The sharply rising price for coffee beans means that morning cup of joe could soon get more expensive—again.
Arabica-coffee prices surged to the highest level in 2½ years Monday as dry weather in Brazil raised concerns about next year’s crop.
Coffee prices have nearly doubled this year, with thin...

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Coffee jumps on Brazilian harvest worries

Coffee prices firmed to a two-month high on continued uncertainty about the size of the crop in Brazil, the world’s largest producer of the commodity.
After hitting a two-year high of $2.19 a pound in April on the back of the drought in Brazil, arabica coffee, the higher quality bean, fell back a...

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