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Coffee Arabica (KC — ICE)

agricultural · ICE Futures US · KC (Coffee C Futures)

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Version: v1 active Updated: Mar 08, 2026 Asset Class: agricultural Queue: 17 headlines Labels: 17

Arabica coffee futures on ICE. Brazil produces ~40% of world supply.

Sentiment Profile

Sensitivity medium
Lag days
Volatility high

Coffee can rally on frost fears well before damage is confirmed, then crash when actual impact is assessed. Strong demand data sometimes pressures prices as roaster coverage improves.

Key Narratives
Brazilian frost and drought risks Vietnam robusta production Colombian and Central American supply Certified stock levels Roaster demand and consumer trends Shipping and logistics constraints

Market Context

Exchange ICE Futures US
Contract KC (Coffee C Futures)
Key Entities
Brazil Colombia frost drought harvest La Nina BRL biennial

Brazilian frost risk July-August (Southern Hemisphere winter). Main Brazil harvest April-September. Vietnam harvest October-February.

Price Drivers

Brazilian crop conditions (frost, drought), biennial bearing cycle, Colombian supply, BRL/USD exchange rate, global consumption

Phrases where sentiment is opposite to what a generic model would predict

Phrase Naive Polarity Actual Direction Reason Confidence
Brazil frost 🔴 Negative 🟢 BULLISH Cold damages coffee trees, reducing future supply 0.80
off-year production 🔴 Negative 🟢 BULLISH Coffee trees produce less every other year (biennial effect) 0.80
record global production
bumper crop highest output ever production surge
🟢 Positive 🔴 BEARISH Oversupply from record harvests floods the market, depressing prices despite abundant availability. 0.92
weak US dollar
dollar depreciation USD weakness falling greenback
🔴 Negative 🟢 BULLISH Weak dollar makes coffee cheaper for non-USD buyers, increasing global demand and supporting prices. 0.88
rising interest rates
higher Fed rates tightening cycle rate hikes
🔴 Negative 🟢 BULLISH Higher rates reduce speculative long positions and financial buying, removing artificial price support and revealing underlying physical demand strength. 0.75
improved crop conditions
favorable weather forecast optimal rainfall ideal growing season
🟢 Positive 🔴 BEARISH Better conditions signal larger future harvests, prompting early selling by producers and futures liquidation ahead of supply arrival. 0.85
low volatility environment
calm market reduced uncertainty stable conditions
🟢 Positive 🔴 BEARISH Low volatility attracts risk-off liquidation and reduces hedging demand premiums, allowing underlying bearish fundamentals to reassert downward pressure. 0.78

AI-generated and community-submitted inversions awaiting validation. Confirm or reject based on your market knowledge.

"Brazil frost" 📉 naive → 🟢 bullish
Cold damages coffee trees, reducing future supply
80% confidence ✓ active
"off-year production" 📉 naive → 🟢 bullish
Coffee trees produce less every other year (biennial effect)
80% confidence ✓ active

🧪 Hypotheses — AI-generated, awaiting community validation

"record global production" 📈 naive → 🔴 bearish
Oversupply from record harvests floods the market, depressing prices despite abundant availability.
✓ 0 ✗ 0 92% AI confidence
"weak US dollar" 📉 naive → 🟢 bullish
Weak dollar makes coffee cheaper for non-USD buyers, increasing global demand and supporting prices.
✓ 0 ✗ 0 88% AI confidence
"improved crop conditions" 📈 naive → 🔴 bearish
Better conditions signal larger future harvests, prompting early selling by producers and futures liquidation ahead of supply arrival.
✓ 0 ✗ 0 85% AI confidence
"low volatility environment" 📈 naive → 🔴 bearish
Low volatility attracts risk-off liquidation and reduces hedging demand premiums, allowing underlying bearish fundamentals to reassert downward pressure.
✓ 0 ✗ 0 78% AI confidence
"rising interest rates" 📉 naive → 🟢 bullish
Higher rates reduce speculative long positions and financial buying, removing artificial price support and revealing underlying physical demand strength.
✓ 0 ✗ 0 75% AI confidence

News sources configured for this security's ingestion pipeline

Source Type Query Terms Items Last Fetched
google_news google_news
9 Mar 18
gdelt gdelt
8 Mar 17
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