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Week of Sep 14, 2026

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IndustryBusiness Recorder· Sep 11, 2026T4 · Press

Arabica Coffee Hits 10-Week Low as Brazil's Record Crop Weighs on Prices

ICE arabica futures fell 2.65% to $2.8430/lb on September 11, 2026, touching an intraday 10-week low of $2.8355/lb, as Brazil's 2026/27 crop is now projected at a record 75.9 million bags with harvest nearly complete. Exchange-certified arabica stocks edged up to 220,452 bags as of September 9 from 218,838 a day earlier, but remain far below the 685,945 bags held at the same point last year.

Why it matters: Confirms the months-long price slide is being driven by a genuinely record Brazilian harvest rather than a temporary dip, so buyers of green coffee and bagged arabica should expect continued downward price pressure rather than a rebound.

Published Sep 11, 2026 · collected Sep 14, 2026

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Week of Sep 5, 2026

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IndustryCocoaIntel· Sep 2, 2026T4 · Press

Arabica dips below $3/lb intraday as Brazil's record harvest wraps and Rabobank calls an 8.9M-bag surplus

The ICE December arabica contract closed at 309.45 c/lb on 1 September after touching 299.20 intraday, its lowest since early August. Safras & Mercado put Brazil's 2026/27 harvest at 97% complete as of 26 August (arabica 96%), with Conab forecasting a record 66.7 million bags, and Rabobank's late-August quarterly report projected a global surplus of 8.9 million bags for 2026/27 with output near 180 million bags for the first time. The bearish picture is tempered by ICE certified stocks sitting at a 27-year low and El Nino risk to Brazil's September-October flowering.

Why it matters: After two years of deficit-driven highs, the market is pricing a Brazil-led surplus, so green and retail prices should ease into 2027 unless the flowering window fails; if you buy in bulk, there is little reason to stock up now.

Published Sep 2, 2026 · collected Sep 5, 2026

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IndustryDaily Coffee News· Aug 28, 2026T4 · Press

Hurricane Lala hits Ka'u and Kona coffee farms on the eve of the 2026 harvest

Hurricane Lala passed just south of Hawaii Island on 15 August, triggering a flash-flood emergency in Ka'u that washed out roads, bridges and water systems as farms were starting to pick. Some growers on the mauka side of Holualoa in Kona report losing 20% or more of their trees, mostly to larger trees coming down. A preliminary state tally put Big Island farm damage at $761,150, with 90 farms and ranches across three counties reporting $3.58 million in losses over 380 acres, and USDA has opened disaster assistance for affected producers; many Kona farms were still recovering from the March Kona-low storms.

Why it matters: Expect the 2026-27 Ka'u and Kona crops to be smaller and pricier, and give farms buying-direct a break if lot releases slip; this is the second weather hit to Hawaiian coffee this year.

Published Aug 28, 2026 · collected Sep 5, 2026

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IndustryPerfect Daily Grind· Aug 28, 2026T4 · Press

ICE-certified arabica stocks near 1999 lows while a Reuters poll sees the C price at $3/lb by year-end

Certified arabica stocks on ICE slipped to 226,242 bags in the week to 28 August, just above the November 2023 low of 224,000, and by 31 August had fallen to 223,976 bags, the lowest since 1999. The drawdown is blamed on Buenaventura port disruption after Colombia's earthquake and the slow Brazilian harvest. Separately, a Reuters analyst poll forecast arabica at around $3/lb by year-end and robusta recovering to about $3,900/tonne, and Vietnam reported January-July exports up 21.1% to 1.51 million tonnes with the average export price down 8.1% to $5,313/tonne.

Why it matters: Exchange inventories this thin make the futures curve jumpy even as the fundamental outlook softens, so expect volatility in green pricing for washed Central and South American lots for the next couple of months rather than a smooth decline.

Published Aug 28, 2026 · collected Sep 5, 2026

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BeansSprudgeT4 · Press

Presta Coffee Roasters releases three lots from Yemen's Al-Khanshali Estate

Tucson's Presta Coffee Roasters has released three separate lots from Al-Khanshali Estate, the Yemeni farm project started by Port of Mokha founder Mokhtar Alkhanshali after eight years working with Yemeni growers. The lots are from the 2025 harvest, sold in 4 oz bags at $30 to $40 each or as a three-lot set for $95; one lot is described as ripe pineapple and chocolate-covered strawberry opening into hibiscus with a creamy body.

Why it matters: Yemen arrives in consuming countries this quarter and estate-level, lot-separated Yemeni coffee is still very rare; the 4 oz format makes a side-by-side of three lots affordable.