
May arabica coffee (KCK25) Wednesday closed up +7.25 (+1.89%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25) closed up +58 (+1.06%).
Coffee prices on Wednesday posted moderate gains due to dry conditions in Brazil and the strength of the Brazilian real. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's biggest arabica coffee growing area of Minas Gerais received 30.8 mm of rain in the week ended March 15, or 71% of the historical average. Also, the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) rallied to a 4-1/2 month high against the dollar Wednesday, discouraging export selling from Brazil's coffee producers.