Arabica coffee futures are expected to fall by around 30% by the end of 2025, with recent record high prices expected to curb demand and early signs pointing to a bumper Brazilian crop next year, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.

March arabica coffee (KCH25) on Friday closed down -19.15 (-4.36%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25) closed -59 (-1.02%). Arabica coffee prices Friday fell back from Thursday's all-time nearest-futures high on long liquidation pressures after the month-long rally.

Arabica coffee futures are projected to drop by approximately 30% by the end of 2025, according to a poll conducted by Reuters on Friday.

Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia.

Coffee futures hit a record of $4.2410 a pound before closing on Monday at $4.211 a pound, Reuters reported. It was around $3.20 in the final quarter of 2024, Markets Insider noted. For the first time, the cost of a pound of arabica coffee has soared past $4 on commodity markets.