* Coffee premiums seen falling on firm London * TOCOM gains may be capped after Thailand delays intervention * White sugar premiums seen under pressure By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE, Feb 20 – – Coffee differentials could widen in Asia this week after rallies in London futures spurred sales in Vietnam, while gains on Tokyo rubber [...]
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Uganda Keeps Coffee-Output Target Amid Disease, Climate Change
Enlarge image Uganda Keeps Coffee-Output Target A farmer surveys his Arabica coffee plants grown in the shade of banana trees on a small plantation in western Uganda. A farmer surveys his Arabica coffee plants grown in the shade of banana trees on a small plantation in western Uganda. Photographer: Trevor Snapp/ Uganda, Africa’s biggest coffee [...]
Robustas firm, focus on premium; arabica drops
Friday, 17 February 2012 00:39 Robusta coffee futures firmed Thursday, with the focus on a wide premium between the two nearby contracts, while arabica coffee extended losses for a seventh straight day and fell below $ 2 per lb. ICE cocoa consolidated higher, with the market extending its inversion after a 5 percent rally on [...]
Robustas firm, focus on premium; arabica drops
Friday, 17 February 2012 00:39 Robusta coffee futures firmed Thursday, with the focus on a wide premium between the two nearby contracts, while arabica coffee extended losses for a seventh straight day and fell below $ 2 per lb. ICE cocoa consolidated higher, with the market extending its inversion after a 5 percent rally on [...]
Robusta Coffee May Extend 13% Rally After Entering Bull Market Yesterday
Robusta coffee futures may extend a 13 percent rally in the past five days after entering a bull market as exports dwindle from Vietnam, the largest producer. Prices may jump to $ 2,150 a metric ton on the NYSE Liffe exchange before the expiration of the March options tomorrow, according to Keith Flury, an analyst [...]
Robusta coffee up on slow Vietnamese exports, weak dollar
Friday, 10 February 2012 00:09 Robusta coffee futures rose on Thursday partly because bean exports from Vietnam slowed and could force buyers to draw down European stocks, with a weak dollar giving a boost to both coffee and sugar values. The commodity complex was also bolstered by increased risk appetite as Greece confirmed it had [...]
Asia Softs-Coffee premiums set to weaken; sugar shrugs off India
* Vietnam coffee seen on par with London, vs $ 40 premiums * Thai hipol raws likely to be steady at 40 to 70 pts premiums * Tight supply may support TOCOM, slow Chinese demand a concern By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE, Feb 13 – – Coffee premiums are likely to soften in Asia this week [...]
Robusta coffee up on slow Vietnamese exports, weak dollar
Friday, 10 February 2012 00:09 Robusta coffee futures rose on Thursday partly because bean exports from Vietnam slowed and could force buyers to draw down European stocks, with a weak dollar giving a boost to both coffee and sugar values. The commodity complex was also bolstered by increased risk appetite as Greece confirmed it had [...]
Column: Coffee market in withdrawal
In early May 2011, coffee prices reached their highest levels since 1997. Weather problems in Colombia and predictions for uncomfortably tight supplies in 2012 caused futures prices to rise above $ 3.00 per pound. Later that month, Starbucks announced plans to raise the price of the packaged coffee it sells in its stores by 17 [...]
Futures File: Coffee, hogs, stock rally
Coffee Market in Withdrawal In early May of 2011, coffee prices reached their highest levels since 1997. Weather problems in Colombia and predictions for uncomfortably tight supplies in 2012 caused futures prices to rise above $ 3.00 per pound. Later that month, Starbucks announced plans to raise the price of the packaged coffee it sells [...]
Futures File: Coffee market in withdrawal
In early May 2011, coffee prices reached their highest levels since 1997. Weather problems in Colombia and predictions for uncomfortably tight supplies in 2012 caused futures prices to rise above $ 3.00 per pound. Later that month, Starbucks announced plans to raise the price of the packaged coffee it sells in its stores by 17 percent. [...]
ICE cocoa dips on Ivorian auction, coffee also off
ICE cocoa dips on Ivorian auction, coffee also off LONDON, Jan 30 – Cocoa futures on ICE were lower in early trade on Monday, weighed by the prospect of hedge selling as top grower Ivory Coast announced it would start forward-selling its crop at an auction this week. Arabica coffee futures were lower as a [...]


