Brazil Harvest Pressures Weigh on Coffee Prices

Written on 08/21/2026
Rich Asplund

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed down -6.65 (-2.02%) on Friday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed down -104 (-2.81%). Coffee prices settled sharply lower on Friday, with robusta falling to a 1-week low. Coffee is under pressure on expectations that drier weather in Brazil will speed up...coffee, bag and scoop by Lija Generalov via Shutterstock