Despite upturn at the end, global coffee prices remain the lowest monthly average of the coffee year
4 June 2019
The monthly average of the ICO composite indicator fell to 93.33 US cents/lb in May 2019, 1.2% lower than in April 2019. However, the last two weeks of the month saw a sharp reversal in the downward trend as the daily composite indicator rose above 100 US cents/lb for the first time since 18 February 2019 on 30 and 31 May, at 101.17 US cents/lb and 103.25 US cents/lb, respectively. In April 2019, world coffee exports rose by 4.6% to 10.73 million bags compared to the same month in the previous year, while exports in the first seven months of coffee year 2018/19 reached 74.01 million bags compared to 70.89 million bags in 2017/18. While demand has grown at an average annual rate of 2.2% in the last five years, global output is expected to exceed it by 3.41 million bags in coffee year 2018/19, making this the second consecutive year of surplus. Find out more in the ICO's latest Coffee Market Report>>
| ICO Indicator prices (US cents/lb) 2/2/2023 |
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| ICO Composite | 172.50 | +0.6% |
| Colombian Milds | 237.34 | +0.6% |
| Other Milds | 226.26 | +1.4% |
| Brazilian Naturals | 192.86 | +0.6% |
| Robustas | 102.00 | -0.3% |
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Guide to Access Green and Climate Funding: The Global Environment Facility (Published October 2018)
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National Quality Standards (Published September 2018)
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