Arabica Coffee Advances as Weather Risks Add to Supply Concerns
A worker harvests arabica coffee cherries on a farm in Tepecoyo, El Salvador.
Photographer: Camilo Freedman/BloombergArabica coffee rose for a third day, its longest winning streak in more than two months, amid worries over crop yields in Brazil and potential tariffs.
The most-active contract rose as much as 1.7% to $3.065 a pound. Futures have jumped this week on the potential of a cold front hitting coffee-growing regions and the ongoing threat of a 50% US tariff on Brazilian goods, while a measure of short-term volatility has climbed.