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Price of coffee jumps to 10-year high

By Javier Blas in London

Published: October 14 2007 18:51 | Last updated: October 14 2007 18:51

Coffee prices have surged to a 10-year high, pushed by fears that a drought in Brazil, the world’s largest producer, might halve its crop for the second year in a row and concerns about the Vietnamese harvest.

Néstor Osorio, executive director of the International Coffee Organisation, said the coffee market remained “tight, with low stocks” after recent poor harvests.

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