Robusta is a caffeine-rich bean used primarily in instant coffee and in cheaper blended brewed coffees while arabica is usually found in gourmet roast coffees.
Coffee prices historically follow a seasonal trend where prices often rise in the December month. [Three C’s of Commodities Enter Seasonal Sweet Spot]
Arabic bean prices, though, are still at a five-year low, and many market observers still expect it to retest the low due to a bumper crop year.
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