May arabica coffee rose 12.50 cents (+4.33%) and May ICE robusta coffee gained 100 points (+2.89%), with robusta hitting a 3.5-week high. Prices are being driven higher by concerns that a prolonged US-Iran war could keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and disrupt global coffee shipping flows. The move is supportive for coffee futures in the near term, though the article frames the catalyst as geopolitical supply disruption rather than demand strength.
May arabica coffee rose 12.50 cents (+4.33%) and May ICE robusta coffee gained 100 points (+2.89%), with robusta hitting a 3.5-week high. Prices are being driven higher by concerns that a prolonged US-Iran war could keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and disrupt global coffee shipping flows. The move is supportive for coffee futures in the near term, though the article frames the catalyst as geopolitical supply disruption rather than demand strength.
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