What it is
The hardier of the two main coffee species, grown at lower altitudes. It has more caffeine and a stronger taste than arabica and goes into instant coffee and espresso blends.
How it is usually quoted
US dollars per tonne.
This is the customary unit of the reference market. Other markets for the same commodity may use another unit or currency, and an exchange can change a contract’s terms: its own rulebook is the authority.
Where the reference contract trades
ICE Futures Europe (London).
Named for orientation only. Naming an exchange or a market here does not mean that GIO4X gives access to it.
What commonly moves it
- Weather in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
- Brazil’s own robusta crop, known as conilon
- The price gap to arabica, which leads roasters to change their blends
- How much farmers hold back in store
- The cost of shipping
These are the things people who follow this market usually watch. They explain how the market works; they do not say what the price will do next.
Where it comes from
Vietnam is the largest grower, followed by Brazil, Indonesia, Uganda and India.
The order of producers changes from year to year, so no quantities or shares are given here.
At GIO4X
Robusta coffee is not offered as a GIO4X instrument. This page is general education about a market that exists elsewhere, and nothing on it means that GIO4X quotes, trades or gives access to it.
The commodities GIO4X does list are Brent crude, gold, natural gas, palladium, platinum, silver and WTI crude.
Words worth knowing
A reference page. Educational information, not investment advice or a recommendation to trade. It gives no price and no forecast.