At 9:49 am (Brasilia time) this Wednesday (1st), the September contract for Arabica coffee traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It showed a strong increase of 1.70%, quoted at US$ 359.80 per 60 kg bag. The December contract advanced 1.55%, to US$ 351.05/bag. New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex)Assets appreciated 1.35% and 1.15%, quoted at US$ 300.45/sc and US$ 285.35/sc, respectively. This morning, investors reacted to new data on the 2026/27 harvest in Brazil. According to a survey by Cooxupé, work reached 24.9% of the cooperative's area of operation, a slower pace than observed in the same period of the previous season, when the harvest reached 31.4%, and also below the average of the last five years, of 32.3%. Weather conditions continue to favor fieldwork. According to Climatempo, dry weather should prevail in most producing regions throughout this week, benefiting both the progress of the harvest and the drying of the grains. The most significant rains remain concentrated in the South of the country. In the main coffee-growing areas of the Southeast, the forecast indicates only isolated and low-volume showers, mainly from Friday (4). Weather models also indicate rising daytime temperatures and an absence of intense cold spells in the main producing regions. For the first half of July, dry weather is expected to predominate, a condition considered favorable for the progress of the harvest and post-harvest activities, without the frequency of rainfall observed throughout June.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.