Coffee Prices Soar on Supply Concerns

Written on 08/17/2026
Rich Asplund

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) is up +11.80 (+3.49 %) today, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is up +95 (+2.62%). Coffee prices are sharply higher today, with arabica soaring to a 6-week high amid the slow pace of Brazil's coffee harvest. Safras & Mercado reported last Friday that...Cup of coffe with beans on the side by Carol La Rosa via Shutterstock