New York Spot Prices for Brazil's Arabica Coffee 1/ Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual ----------Cents per pound---------- 1965 45.41 45.96 45.18 45.42 45.65 45.61 45.13 45.36 44.03 43.06 43.23 43.36 44.78 1966 42.67 41.80 41.55 41.44 40.96 40.35 40.29 40.33 40.15 39.70 39.49 39.43 40.68 1967 38.59 38.15 37.84 38.30 39.26 39.04 38.14 37.86 37.34 36.36 36.52 36.67 37.84 1968 37.32 37.05 37.01 37.43 37.50 37.48 37.46 37.14 37.27 37.35 37.08 37.46 37.30 1969 38.48 38.47 37.50 37.27 37.13 37.23 37.06 N/A 42.93 47.00 48.11 48.58 40.89 1970 52.54 52.75 52.63 53.08 53.50 54.05 55.93 57.73 58.74 58.09 58.45 56.11 55.30 1971 55.49 51.21 44.10 42.92 42.59 43.44 41.70 41.74 42.07 42.27 42.20 43.87 44.47 1972 44.27 44.45 45.52 46.01 47.43 48.07 55.38 59.88 57.08 55.83 56.22 56.29 51.37 1973 57.58 61.81 64.58 65.67 66.80 68.70 71.71 71.99 71.21 71.78 72.02 72.39 68.02 1974 69.14 72.61 75.88 75.98 76.75 74.58 69.51 67.50 63.85 67.58 68.53 69.77 70.97 1975 71.22 73.01 71.80 70.43 75.16 75.19 68.50 96.04 95.50 95.36 94.06 98.15 82.04 1976 109.05 118.83 116.13 133.90 148.60 150.63 151.08 150.45 154.59 162.28 182.82 212.53 149.24 1977 247.26 262.55 359.09 369.00 326.89 319.95 316.84 315.00 315.00 315.00 317.50 227.86 307.66 1978 216.36 200.44 166.56 168.95 161.26 167.09 147.46 144.63 152.99 153.33 150.21 143.15 164.37 1979 135.43 128.82 138.44 145.01 154.38 192.33 201.98 197.86 208.95 211.26 214.14 213.52 178.51 1980 213.04 197.25 204.21 208.12 215.13 181.33 207.26 208.95 211.14 210.39 208.15 212.93 206.49 1981 221.72 N/A 218.58 218.50 N/A 224.76 169.43 143.05 137.50 149.18 158.56 154.21 181.54 1982 148.95 153.11 143.70 143.86 141.33 144.42 138.17 142.05 142.92 141.31 141.63 142.69 143.68 1983 140.73 142.29 142.02 140.86 141.51 142.81 142.51 138.70 136.65 145.31 146.88 152.76 142.75 1984 155.15 155.38 152.82 149.80 145.91 149.45 146.99 150.62 151.55 147.63 144.93 145.59 149.65 1985 152.10 157.25 155.56 146.33 143.84 136.71 130.81 133.25 139.03 150.27 174.28 201.70 151.76 1986 303.42 276.26 286.68 288.55 280.24 229.10 183.40 190.43 210.36 187.99 175.58 162.40 231.20 1987 119.75 114.42 97.41 101.68 111.96 98.34 89.95 91.40 100.67 111.68 122.05 117.09 106.37 1988 117.35 130.40 126.21 123.30 121.02 122.81 120.01 111.89 118.79 115.65 118.53 136.11 121.84 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 127.28 160.21 179.75 183.73 209.62 184.21 158.52 158.25 167.77 152.12 149.07 171.12 166.80 1998 179.83 177.78 154.84 141.11 124.89 155.69 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 1998 Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA