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New York Spot Prices for Brazil's Arabica Coffee 1/

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June  
               
               
      Cents per pound      
               
               
1965 45.41 45.96 45.18 45.42 45.65 45.61  
1966 42.67 41.80 41.55 41.44 40.96 40.35  
1967 38.59 38.15 37.84 38.30 39.26 39.04  
1968 37.32 37.05 37.01 37.43 37.50 37.48  
1969 38.48 38.47 37.50 37.27 37.13 37.23  
1970 52.54 52.75 52.63 53.08 53.50 54.05  
1971 55.49 51.21 44.10 42.92 42.59 43.44  
1972 44.27 44.45 45.52 46.01 47.43 48.07  
1973 57.58 61.81 64.58 65.67 66.80 68.70  
1974 69.14 72.61 75.88 75.98 76.75 74.58  
1975 71.22 73.01 71.80 70.43 75.16 75.19  
1976 109.05 118.83 116.13 133.90 148.60 150.63  
1977 247.26 262.55 359.09 369.00 326.89 319.95  
1978 216.36 200.44 166.56 168.95 161.26 167.09  
1979 135.43 128.82 138.44 145.01 154.38 192.33  
1980 213.04 197.25 204.21 208.12 215.13 181.33  
1981 221.72 N/A 218.58 218.50 N/A 224.76  
1982 148.95 153.11 143.70 143.86 141.33 144.42  
1983 140.73 142.29 142.02 140.86 141.51 142.81  
1984 155.15 155.38 152.82 149.80 145.91 149.45  
1985 152.10 157.25 155.56 146.33 143.84 136.71  
1986 303.42 276.26 286.68 288.55 280.24 229.10  
1987 119.75 114.42 97.41 101.68 111.96 98.34  
1988 117.35 130.40 126.21 123.30 121.02 122.81  
1989 145.29 128.72 128.06 131.45 128.94 115.02  
1990 70.36 77.59 86.17 87.45 86.31 82.94  
1991 75.59 79.39 83.83 81.58 75.56 72.44  
1992 62.03 58.05 59.60 54.94 51.11 49.08  
1993 67.13 66.34 62.60 54.92 57.26 55.70  
1994 71.42 80.14 84.72 87.14 118.37 136.43  
1995 162.81 161.07 171.48 166.54 161.72 145.22  
1996 127.54 144.05 140.99 132.92 134.76 125.44  
1997 127.28 160.21 179.75 183.73 209.62
  July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
Year                
                 
1965 45.13 45.36 44.03 43.06 43.23 43.36 44.78
1966 40.29 40.33 40.15 39.70 39.49 39.43 40.68
1967 38.14 37.86 37.34 36.36 36.52 36.67 37.84
1968 37.46 37.14 37.27 37.35 37.08 37.46 37.30
1969 37.06 N/A 42.93 47.00 48.11 48.58 40.89
1970 55.93 57.73 58.74 58.09 58.45 56.11 55.30
1971 41.70 41.74 42.07 42.27 42.20 43.87 44.47
1972 55.38 59.88 57.08 55.83 56.22 56.29 51.37
1973 71.71 71.99 71.21 71.78 72.02 72.39 68.02
1974 69.51 67.50 63.85 67.58 68.53 69.77 70.97
1975 68.50 96.04 95.50 95.36 94.06 98.15 82.04
1976 151.08 150.45 154.59 162.28 182.82 212.53 149.24
1977 316.84 315.00 315.00 315.00 317.50 227.86 307.66
1978 147.46 144.63 152.99 153.33 150.21 143.15 164.37
1979 201.98 197.86 208.95 211.26 214.14 213.52 178.51
1980 207.26 208.95 211.14 210.39 208.15 212.93 206.49
1981 169.43 143.05 137.50 149.18 158.56 154.21 181.54
1982 138.17 142.05 142.92 141.31 141.63 142.69 143.68
1983 142.51 138.70 136.65 145.31 146.88 152.76 142.75
1984 146.99 150.62 151.55 147.63 144.93 145.59 149.65
1985 130.81 133.25 139.03 150.27 174.28 201.70 151.76
1986 183.40 190.43 210.36 187.99 175.58 162.40 231.20
1987 89.95 91.40 100.67 111.68 122.05 117.09 106.37
1988 120.01 111.89 118.79 115.65 118.53 136.11 121.84
1989 78.75 67.32 67.75 60.32 65.53 67.93 98.76
1990 78.94 90.25 92.20 85.78 77.46 80.17 82.97
1991 69.24 68.15 75.08 65.91 66.03 62.14 72.91
1992 48.53 46.40 49.43 59.64 64.64 74.39 56.49
1993 65.76 73.25 75.58 71.65 74.20 74.51 66.58
1994 211.81 192.38 212.73 191.21 172.83 159.73 143.24
1995 139.68 149.54 130.26 127.23 125.33 110.46 145.95
1996 106.93 108.28 103.10 105.77 103.76 103.71 119.77
1997             172.12
               
               
  1/ Prices through 1980 New York spot Santos #4. Prices from 1981 are International Coffee Organization's quotes for New York spot
  market prices for Brazilian and Other Arabicas.  
                 
    Note: N/A = not available.      
                 

Note: Cumulative for current year is cumulative through latest available month.

June 1997 Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA


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