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CoffeeKC
At a glance
Growers, co-ops, exporters · bought by importers and roasters
Checked first: Arabica price (¢/lb, ICE "C") ± your origin differential; robusta $/t
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Guide
How this market is measured, traded and harvested.
Know the market
- Unit
- 60-kg bag of green coffee; ICE prices in cents per pound
- Species
- Arabica (higher altitude, premium; ICE "C" contract) and robusta (lowland, stronger; ICE London)
- Processing
- Washed, natural (dried in the cherry) and honey; Central America and Colombia mostly washed, Brazil mostly natural
- Futures
- ICE Coffee "C" (KC): 37,500 lb of washed arabica
- Marketing year
- Varies by origin; USDA reports each country on its own local year
When it is harvested
Usual harvest months · this month highlighted
OriginJFMAMJJASOND
Brazil
Vietnam
Colombia (main crop)smaller mitaca crop April–June
Ethiopia
Honduras / Guatemala
Indonesia
Reference, not measured data. USDA FAS · GAIN attaché reports · ICE Futures U.S. · agriculture contract specifications
Original values. Clear sources. No simulated market data.Methodology ↗