Coffee price today 14-5: Surprising

Coffee prices today were even more dramatic when they suddenly turned around and increased amid the easing of the US-China trade war.

At the end of the trading session early this morning, May 14, on the two exchanges London - UK and New York - USA, coffee prices surprisingly increased from 1.52% - 1.72% for Robusta and increased from 0.91% - 1.34% for Arabica.

Specifically, Robusta coffee prices for different terms are as follows:

Delivery in July 2025, up to 5,129 USD/ton, up 77 USD/ton

Delivery September 2025, up to 5091 USD/ton, up 78 USD/ton

Delivery in November 2025, up to 5042 USD/ton, up 81 USD/ton

Delivery in January 2026, up 84 USD/ton to 4,957 USD/ton.

Arabica coffee price for July 2025 delivery increased by 70 USD/ton, to 8,300 USD/ton.

Regarding the controversy over "green coffee achieving specialty coffee", the organizer of the Vietnam Specialty Coffee Contest - Amazing Cup, the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association, has officially spoken out after a week of stirring up the online community.

Accordingly, with this coffee sample (sample R042), the contestant clearly declared that the raw material is green coffee, processed according to the natural microbial fermentation process.

Coffee sample processed from duller green fruit (middle) - Photo FBNV

The owner of the sample has completely eliminated the errors to ensure that it meets the technical requirements before submitting the sample to the competition and being inspected by the technical department according to the correct procedure. After this round, the sample is evaluated through the next rounds like all other samples and is recognized as meeting the standards of specialty coffee according to regulations.

However, through practice and contributions from the community, the organizing committee will continue to improve the competition regulations in a more rigorous, objective and transparent manner.

First, the organizers will add specific regulations on the ratio of ripe fruit in the input materials. The goal is to ensure quality right from the harvesting stage, which is considered a key factor of specialty coffee.

The Organizing Committee declares that it will not accept products processed using unproven or unaccredited testing methods in the practice of specialty coffee production. This is to ensure consistency, objectivity and professionalism throughout the entire judging process, avoiding creating negative public opinion that affects the reputation of the competition and the sustainable development of the Vietnamese specialty coffee industry.

This also means that the batch of specialty coffee processed from green-hulled coffee will not have its certification revoked due to "correct procedures" but will not be repeated in the future as the competition regulations will block it from the beginning.

Domestic coffee prices were negatively affected by the floor price at the beginning of the week, so they are temporarily at 126,000 VND/kg, down 1,800 VND/kg, but are expected to increase again today.

According to Ngoc Anh (NLDO)

Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/gia-ca-phe-hom-nay-14-5-gay-ngac-nhien-post323045.html