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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Coffee Futures Soar to 32-Month High, Signal Retail Jump

Coffee futures surged to a 32-month high as persistent drought curbs harvest prospects in Brazil, increasing the odds for higher retail prices.
Dry weather was forecast for the next 10 days after no “meaningful” rain fell over the weekend in Brazil’s main growing regions, Drew Lerner, the presi...

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Colombian coffee output "poised for 20-year high"

Prospects for supplies of arabica coffee received a boost with an estimate that Colombian production could extend its revival to a 20-year high – but concerns over Vietnam fuelled worries over robusta stocks.
The Colombian Coffee Federation estimated at potentially 13m bags next year’s co...

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Vietnamese farmers more active sellers of coffee beans

Vietnamese farmers have been more active sellers of robusta beans in the past two weeks as domestic prices have risen in line with the global coffee market, but new export deals have been rare at the end of the crop year, traders said on Tuesday. Domestic robusta prices edged up to 39,900-40,700...

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Asia Coffee: Sumatran premiums widen; Vietnam’s new crop offered

SINGAPORE: Indonesian coffee premiums widened slightly this week after benchmark London futures dropped from recent highs, dealers said on Thursday, while sellers started to offer high-quality Vietnamese robustas from the upcoming harvest.
But most buyers retreated, spooked by the wild swings in...

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Indonesia coffee flowers early but bumper crop not certain

SINGAPORE: Coffee flowers blossomed one month earlier than usual in Indonesia, but the lack of other signs pointing to a bumper crop in the next harvest year have checked losses in global robusta prices, dealers said on Wednesday.
London robusta futures will be sensitive to supply changes in the...

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