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Coffee:  ICO Monthly and Composite Indicator Prices on the New York Market
1979 ICA Agreement Basis

        Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.    Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Annual

        Cents per pound

Colombian Mild Arabicas
   1989     N/A     N/A  149.17  151.05  146.65  132.16   94.41   83.15   83.25   74.10   77.34   78.13  107.14
   1990   82.07   91.55  103.24  101.79   99.14   96.01   92.45  103.30  102.21   97.20   92.38   97.06   96.53
   1991   91.55   94.23   99.36   97.27   91.51   90.18   88.02   88.09   91.95   82.88   82.43   79.70   89.76
   1992   78.40   71.75   73.67   69.55   64.93   64.10   62.50   56.49   56.18   64.77   71.72   81.52   67.97
   1993   71.61   72.45   67.07   59.77   67.35   68.13   76.40   84.18   86.58   83.02   85.56   87.33   75.79
   1994   85.85   93.04   93.23   97.53  133.90  151.85  222.75  210.57  231.52  206.07  186.96  173.94  157.27
   1995  177.23  175.07  185.75  180.30  177.18  170.89  157.22  163.21  141.49  132.08  129.09  110.47  158.33
   1996  119.08  134.94  130.60  134.31  142.56  133.25  135.39  137.68  123.30  127.77  129.41  126.41  131.23
   1997  146.18  188.62  212.96  199.22  318.50  227.15  190.57  193.46  196.29                          208.11

Other Mild Arabicas
   1989  149.50  137.57  139.38  143.06  138.65  123.21   85.91   77.40   77.84   67.76   70.72   72.55  106.96
   1990   75.83   84.01   93.96   93.73   92.02   88.26   86.48   94.42   94.92   91.41   84.84   89.89   89.15
   1991   86.32   89.57   93.72   91.73   87.50   85.50   82.73   81.63   87.45   79.87   78.46   75.11   84.97
   1992   72.99   67.88   69.96   65.23   60.14   58.38   57.68   52.42   52.73   61.40   67.36   77.46   63.64
   1993   68.66   67.46   62.77   56.88   61.48   61.61   71.46   76.56   79.87   75.05   77.07   80.00   69.91
   1994   77.21   82.69   85.57   89.23  121.97  142.57  217.67  198.07  220.10  199.06  180.76  167.47  148.53
   1995  171.74  168.71  178.22  172.81  168.83  151.56  143.83  151.41  131.87  125.38  123.23  103.99  149.30
   1996  109.38  122.71  119.05  122.01  128.56  124.46  120.47  122.49  114.05  120.62  119.90  115.01  119.89
   1997  131.83  167.20  193.82  204.43  264.50  212.55  186.52  185.17  184.38                          192.27

Brazilian and Other Arabicas
   1989  145.29  128.72  128.06  131.45  128.94  115.02   78.75   67.32   67.75   60.32   65.53   67.93   98.76
   1990   70.36   77.59   86.17   87.45   86.31   82.94   78.94   90.25   92.20   85.78   77.46   80.17   82.97
   1991   75.59   79.39   83.83   81.58   75.56   72.44   69.24   68.15   75.08   65.91   66.03   62.14   72.91
   1992   62.03   58.05   59.60   54.94   51.11   49.08   48.53   46.40   49.43   59.64   64.64   74.39   56.49
   1993   67.13   66.34   62.60   54.92   57.26   55.70   65.76   73.25   75.58   71.65   74.20   74.51   66.58
   1994   71.42   80.14   84.72   87.14  118.37  136.43  211.81  192.38  212.73  191.21  172.83  159.73  143.24
   1995  162.81  161.07  171.48  166.54  161.72  145.22  139.68  149.54  130.26  127.23  125.33  110.46  145.95
   1996  127.54  144.05  140.99  132.92  134.76  125.44  106.93  108.28  103.10  105.77  103.76  103.71  119.77
   1997  127.28  160.21  179.75  183.73  209.62  184.21  158.52  158.25  167.77                          169.93

Robustas
   1989  102.83   96.66   95.61   91.73   92.00   84.55   65.78   59.35   60.66   53.83   53.23   52.15   75.70
   1990   50.52   51.30   57.68   57.39   55.03   52.38   51.47   55.10   57.09   58.05   56.79   57.04   54.99
   1991   53.92   52.46   52.13   52.38   48.22   47.10   46.49   46.57   48.11   47.31   51.47   51.45   49.80
   1992   49.44   43.22   43.08   42.32   38.79   38.07   39.60   39.92   42.39   45.50   49.08   52.09   43.63
   1993   48.13   48.25   46.86   45.51   46.91   47.65   50.39   59.29   63.44   60.05   62.53   62.90   53.49
   1994   60.91   62.25   66.46   72.64   96.05  113.31  164.65  162.68  182.95  170.09  154.19  130.48  119.72
   1995  132.26  135.22  146.83  145.47  141.89  129.53  120.89  131.28  116.41  114.15  112.79   94.72  126.79
   1996   91.99   98.99   91.99   91.45   92.10   86.46   78.14   80.16   74.83   72.97   70.51   63.08   82.72
   1997   67.66   76.65   81.31   78.48   95.74   91.94   82.52   76.92   77.43                           80.96

Average 1976 OMs & Robustas
   1989  126.17  117.12  117.50  117.40  115.33  103.88   75.85   68.38   69.26   60.80   61.98   62.35   91.34
   1990   63.18   67.66   75.82   75.56   73.53   70.32   68.97   74.78   76.01   74.73   70.81   73.46   72.07
   1991   70.12   71.02   72.93   72.06   67.86   66.30   64.61   64.19   67.78   63.59   64.96   63.28   67.39
   1992   61.22   55.55   56.52   53.78   49.47   48.23   48.65   46.18   47.56   53.45   58.22   64.78   53.63
   1993   58.40   57.86   54.82   51.20   54.20   54.63   60.93   67.93   71.66   67.55   69.80   71.48   61.71
   1994   69.06   72.47   76.02   80.94  109.01  127.94  191.16  180.38  201.53  184.58  167.48  148.98  134.13
   1995  152.01  151.97  162.53  159.14  155.36  140.55  132.36  141.35  124.14  119.77  118.01   99.36  138.05
   1996  100.69  110.85  105.52  106.73  110.33  105.46   99.31  101.32   94.44   96.80   95.21   89.04  101.31
   1997   99.75  121.93  137.56  141.46  180.12  152.25  134.52  131.05  130.91                          136.62

Composite 1979 ICA
   1989  126.69  118.04  117.36  117.55  115.89  104.52   76.67   69.05   69.23   61.10   62.07   61.90   91.67
   1990   62.75   67.01   75.25   75.34   73.30   69.91   68.36   74.10   75.55   73.89   70.10   72.83   71.53
   1991   69.39   70.55   72.47   71.45   67.47   65.58   64.31   63.38   66.86   62.83   64.30   63.07   66.81
   1992   61.12   55.51   56.48   53.64   49.27   48.13   48.70   45.89   47.11   52.88   57.49   64.00   53.35
   1993   58.14   57.32   54.76   51.38   54.18   54.54   60.61   67.69   71.64   67.78   70.03   71.53   61.63
   1994   69.17   72.37   76.11   81.19  108.42  127.91  191.44  181.53  202.39  185.64  168.12  149.14  134.45
   1995  152.08  152.24  162.73  159.59  155.96  141.66  132.71  141.70  124.76  120.02  117.99   99.57  138.42
   1996  100.33  110.50  105.89  107.09  110.24  105.79   99.97  102.73   96.52   98.56   97.14   90.04  102.07
   1997  100.03  121.89  137.47  142.20  180.44  155.38  135.04  132.63  132.51                          137.51


Source:  International Coffee Organization (ICO).

October 1997                                    Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA


Last modified: Thursday, April 06, 2000