Thursday, May 24, 2007

Coffee Rises to Five-Week High in New York on Brazilian Supply Concerns

(Bloomberg) -- Coffee futures in New York climbed to
the highest in five weeks on concern that Brazil's crop, the
world's largest, will decline, tightening supplies.

The country's May 10 forecast for a 2007 harvest of 36.7
million bags was less than traders forecast, said Jaime Menahem,
a trader with Alaron Trading Corp. in Miami. The output from the
harvest running through October was trimmed from earlier
government forecasts.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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