The latest International Coffee Organization market report has indicated coffee prices remained relatively stable over the month of October, with prices rising an average of 0.5 per cent from September 2025.
Despite this largely sideways movement in price, the intra-day volatility of the market soared when compared to September, with prices fluctuating 15.9 per cent in the past month – a 2.1 per cent increase.
The average ICO Composite Indicator Price (I-CIP) was 326.38 US cents/lb in October, with a median value of 325.52 US cents/lb.
The October 2025 I-CIP is 30.3 per cent higher than the October 2024 figure, with a 12-month rolling average of 312.93 US cents/lb.
Export trends seen over the course of the 2025 calendar year largely continued, with large rises in volume seen in Asia and Oceania more than offset by decreases in South America, keeping global supplies low.
Year-on-year, the coffee exports from Asia and Oceania grew from 2.36 million bags to 3.05 million bags (29.3 per cent), while African exports also climbed from 1.45 million bags in September 2024 to 1.49 million bags in September 2025.
South American exports dropped 13.9 per cent to 5.67 million bags, while Mexico and Central America also fell 14.6 per cent to 0.79 million bags.
This resulted in an overall global export of coffee reduction of 2.8 per cent in September 2025 compared to September 2024, or 11.31 million bags down to 11.0 million bags.
Overall, the London certified stocks of Robusta coffee decreased by 6.2 per cent between September and October, closing the month at 1.01 million bags.
US certified stocks of Arabica also fell 24.2 per cent – or 0.47 million bags – in the same time period.
