date:Oct 10, 2012
s' anticipation of Brazil's big crop sparked a selloff in the first half of 2012, making coffee one of the worst-performing commodities.
The falling prices benefited coffee drinkers, though, who saw lower retail prices on supermarket shelves.
The selloff was an unwelcome jolt to farmers used to last year's multiyear highs. And many are holding onto some of their harvest in response.
Brazil's arabica-coffee exports are down 17% through September. This is the first year since 2008 that exports