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Liffe coffee futures declined for a second straight session on Monday as renewed fund selling in London and New York pulled down a market already weakened by bearish fundamentals.

"It's breaking down again, the funds are selling and roasters don't seem to be chasing the price," one floor source said.

London's benchmark September contract settled down $6 to reach $678 a tonne.

The contract kept within a range of $673 to $682 in volume of 2,574 lots out of a total of 8,407.

Analysts predict that the trend could continue down to the $650 level for the first time since October 2002.

On fundamentals, a coffee surplus is expected for the 2003-2004 agricultural year and participants say a rally in bean values is unlikely unless the Brazilian harvest is struck by a late frost.

Copyright Reuters, 2004


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