Coffee Prices Jump on El Niño Risks

Written on 10/19/2026
Rich Asplund

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +10.10 (+3.30%) on Monday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +70 (+2.05%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Monday, with arabica posting a 6-week high. Concerns that an El Niño weather pattern could hurt Brazil's and Vietnam’s coffee crops next year...El nino concept by AlexMX via Shutterstock