Tighter Coffee Supplies Push Prices Sharply Higher

Written on 08/18/2026
Rich Asplund

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) closed up +18.30 (+5.30%) on Tuesday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed up +85 (+2.32%). Coffee prices added to Monday’s sharp gains on Tuesday, with arabica surging to a 6.5-month high. The slow pace of Brazil's coffee harvest is limiting coffee supplies and...Dark roasted coffee beans with scoop by Rattanapol via Shutterstock