Coffee Market Desk

NY ‘C’ futures, ICO group differentials, ICE certified stocks, trader positioning and origin currencies in one place.

NY ‘C’ 5 OctICO 30 SepICE stocks 2 OctCOT 29 SepFX 5 Oct
NY ‘C’ front
292.60¢/lb
+3.85¢ day · −23.3% 1y
ICE certified stocks
260,239bags
−125 day · +36,527 since 3 Sep
ICO composite
261.60¢/lb
Sep avg 262.18 · −8.7% m/m
USD / BRL
5.2210R$
+2.36% over 30 days

NY ‘C’ arabica futures

ICE Futures U.S. settle, US cents/lb. The series moves to the next contract at first notice day, the way traders roll; hover for the daily range.

Certified stocks behind price Volume
‘C’ front, rolled before first notice, ¢/lb (left axis) Expiring contract in delivery period First notice day Notice period Certified stocks, US ports, bags (right axis)

ICO group differentials

Spreads between the ICO group indicator prices, US cents/lb. Premium over NY uses the same day's ‘C’ front-month settle.

Colombian Milds − Other MildsColombian Milds − Brazilian NaturalsOther Milds − Brazilian Naturals
Group, ¢/lb30 SepSep avgm/mvs NY
ICO composite261.60262.18−8.7%—
Colombian Milds354.89356.15−8.1%+64.19
Other Milds328.20329.44−8.8%+37.50
Brazilian Naturals289.64290.20−9.9%−1.06
Robustas167.52167.49−7.3%—
Differential, ¢/lb30 SepSep avgAug avgΔ
Colombian Milds − Other Milds26.6926.7126.15+0.56
Colombian Milds − Brazilian Naturals65.2565.9565.21+0.74
Other Milds − Brazilian Naturals38.5639.2539.06+0.18
Colombian Milds − Robustas187.37188.66206.82−18.16
Other Milds − Robustas160.68161.96180.67−18.72
Brazilian Naturals − Robustas122.12122.71141.61−18.90

ICE certified ‘C’ stocks

Bags of 60 kg graded and certified in ICE-licensed warehouses. Europe: ANT Antwerp, BAR Barcelona, HA/BR Hamburg/Bremen. US: HOU Houston, MIAMI, NOLA New Orleans, NY New York, VA Virginia.

Certified, European ports207,594
Pending grading12,646
Transition bags (EU)201,898
ANT199,007
HA/BR8,587
OriginBags on 2 OctBagsvs 3 Sep
Brazil66,017+59,589
Peru44,890−3,233
Uganda35,656+334
Tanzania11,069·
Mexico10,277−2,362
Nicaragua9,498−4,446
Honduras8,412−5,025
Rwanda7,196·
India5,099−1,594
Kenya2,824−1,355
Venezuela2,750·
Papua New Guinea1,816·
Burundi1,245·
El Salvador820−48
Colombia25·

Month-end certified stocks since 1996

‘C’ price, monthly close
‘C’ front, month-end close, ¢/lb (left axis)Certified stocks, European ports, bags (right axis)

ICE month-end figures by port, extended with the last daily report of each later month. Peak in this view: 2,137,308 bags (Mar 2019). Latest: 207,594 bags (Oct 2026). ‘C’ monthly closes start in 2000; Jun 1999 and Oct 2017 are missing from ICE's file.

Commitments of Traders, Coffee C

CFTC disaggregated report, futures only, contracts of 37,500 lb. Net = long − short; positions as of Tuesday, published the following Friday.

Managed moneyProducer / merchantSwap dealersOther reportables
Week of 29 SepLongShortNetw/w% OI
Managed money34,57118,365+16,206+40010.5
Producer / merchant41,97257,999−16,027−3,493-10.3
Swap dealers24,32922,834+1,495+3361.0
Other reportables9,53412,248−2,714+2,819-1.8
Non-reportable7,3816,341+1,040−620.7
Open interest154,908
OI w/w+1,873
Managed money net, 52-wk range12k … 50k
MM net position in range11%

Origin currencies

Local units per US dollar; a rising line means a weaker local currency. ‘C’ in local terms is the front-month settle converted to a 60 kg bag (132.276 lb).

USD/BRLBrazilian real5.2210
30d +2.36%since 3 Oct 25 −2.20%
‘C’ in Brazil: 2,021 BRL per 60 kg bag
USD/COPColombian peso3,280.4
30d +4.26%since 3 Oct 25 −15.61%
‘C’ in Colombia: 1,269,656 COP per 60 kg bag
USD/ETBEthiopian birr163.26
30d +1.15%since 3 Oct 25 +12.44%
‘C’ in Ethiopia: 63,190 ETB per 60 kg bag
USD/KESKenyan shilling128.79
30d −0.50%since 3 Oct 25 −0.43%
‘C’ in Kenya: 49,848 KES per 60 kg bag