The International Coffee Organization (ICO) has released its latest assessment of the global coffee market, showing a marked decline in prices in December 2025.
The ICO Composite Indicator Price (I-CIP) averaged 304.68 US cents per pound in December, down 7.8 per cent from November, with the organisation noting that easing supply concerns, reduced policy uncertainty, and currency movements weighed on market sentiment.
Prices fell sharply from mid-November to mid-December, with the I-CIP sliding from 343.92 US cents/lb to a low of 283.21 US cents/lb, before partially recovering to 293.09 US cents/lb by the end of the month.
The ICO says the downturn was largely driven by a more favourable global supply outlook, alongside a depreciation of the Brazilian Real and a reduction in policy-related uncertainty that had previously supported prices.
The organisation also says continued underperformance of the Robustas relative to Arabica prices remains a notable feature of the market over the past year.
