TCB: Arabica Coffee Prices Fall, Robusta Coffee Prices Rose

Arabica coffee trading has slow make its coffee prices fell. This condition interfered by supply of the coffee bean is increased to the auction. According to TCB or Tanzania Coffee Board that 29,333 60-kg bags were offered at the sale with 23,097 bags sold. A total of 21,473 bags were up for sale in the previous auction, with 17,786 bags sold.

Before continue reading this post better now that Tanzania is biggest Arabica coffee producer, and It?s also growth some Robusta Coffee.

Why Arabica coffee prices fall?

The one factor that drive arabica coffee prices fall is market down because supplied coffee from southern parts being done. But market players still expect that coffe prices will rise in holiday season. This mean until end of December 2011, because in January 2012 coffee prices futures predicted decline.

In the New York auction, coffee prices also down last week by $5.90 per 50 kg, while London prices rose by $3.60 per 50 kg.

Benchmark grade AA sold at $236-$321 per bag, down from $267-$340.80 per bag previously. The average price was $284.37 per bag, down from $286.85.

The average price for Grade A rose to $284.47 from $279.33 previously. The newly introduced grade AB got an average price of $280.03, down from $286.40.

The coffe board also forecasts the 2011/12 crop will fall to 45,000 tonnes in the continent's fourth-largest coffee grower -- after Ethiopia, Uganda and Ivory Coast -- from 56,247 tonnes in the previous season.

Robusta Coffee prices rose, Why?

Robusta coffee prices rose because coffee supply shortages according Tanzania Coffee Board. These condition predicted because robusta coffee is not main and biggest coffee produce there. And although robusta coffee prices rising, it?s will not exeed the arabica coffee prices