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Weak Brazilian real pushes price of Arabica coffee to 20-month low

The price of Arabica coffee shed 4% yesterday and closed at a 20-month low of 113 US cents per pound. The further depreciation of the Brazilian real was to blame for the falling coffee price. 

After ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Brazil's credit rating to junk level on Wednesday, the Brazilian currency plunged to its lowest level since October 2002. 

The correlation between Arabica coffee and the Brazilian real on the basis of daily changes increased in early September to its highest level in two years. 

"The price came under additional pressure from rainfall in the growing regions and the resulting increased expectation of a good coffee crop in Brazil next year", says Commerzbank. 

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