Coffee C futures labelled December 2026 were quoted at 284.30 US cents per pound at 08:42:09 UTC (14:12:09 IST) on September 16 in Yahoo Finance’s delayed feed. That is $2.8430 per pound; the displayed figure is not $284.30 per pound.
Reading the Arabica benchmark
The source showed a 282.95–285.05 cents range. The quote was 1.35 cents above the low and 0.75 cent below the high. The total span was 2.10 cents per pound, a relatively small-looking number whose contract-level effect depends on the quantity represented.
ICE’s Coffee C specification defines a 37,500-pound contract with physical delivery and price quotations in cents per pound. At 284.30 cents, the calculated notional value is $106,612.50. Across that quantity, the observed 2.10-cent span corresponds to $787.50 before costs. This is an exposure calculation rather than a suggested trade.
What this quote cannot tell a coffee buyer
Coffee C is a green Arabica benchmark, not a cup-of-coffee or roasted-bean retail price. Processing, roasting, packaging, transport and local business costs can separate a consumer’s price from the raw commodity quotation. The value also should not be substituted for a different coffee contract without checking its grade and terms.
The explicit KCZ26 December history records 283.65 cents for September 15. Against that same-month reference, the quote was 0.65 cent higher, or 0.23%. Multiplying the gain by the standard quantity gives $243.75 before expenses, a different measure from either the unit price or the required margin.
A subsequent update should retain that December reference and a fresh timestamp. No weather shock, crop revision or inventory change is asserted from the quote alone. The observation and original calculations are AI-assisted reporting, not investment advice or a final September 16 settlement.