Coffee Traders Await Brazilian Beans as Farmers Hold Back

Coffee traders are betting Brazil’s record harvest will ease a global supply crunch, but farmers in the world’s top grower are in no hurry to sell beans, squeezing supplies in...

By Ana Mano, Ilena Peng, Mumbi Gitau · Bloomberg Markets

Coffee traders are betting Brazil’s record harvest will ease a global supply crunch, but farmers in the world’s top grower are in no hurry to sell beans, squeezing supplies in consuming countries.