
May arabica coffee (KCK23) on Tuesday closed up +4.25 (+2.11%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23) closed up +2 (+0.08%).
Coffee prices Tuesday closed moderately higher, with arabica posting a 6-1/4 month nearest-futures high. Expectations for smaller global coffee supplies are fueling fund buying of coffee futures. Also, ICE monitored arabica coffee inventories Tuesday fell to a 4-month low of 708,312 bags. Robusta coffee fell back from its best levels Tuesday after ICE monitored robusta coffee inventories climbed to a 4-1/4 month high.