date:Jan 26, 2016
e level that futures markets expect, with New York arabica values seen at 140 cents a pound at year-end, above the 126.80 cents a pound investors expect.
London-traded robusta coffee futures were forecast ending 2016 at $1,650 a tonne, above the price of $1,527 a tonne that the market was factoring in on Friday.
Coffee prices are set to rise in 2016, Mr Rijkers said, flagging an expectation that demand will exceed supply by more than 4%.
And this is ahead of potential production losses to wea