Monthly average, September 2026
International Coffee Organization indicator price for mild Arabica coffees.
| Unit | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| kg | 7.26 |
| pound | 3.29 |
| metric ton | 7,260.00 |
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.41 | 8.02 | 6.79 | −12.6% | 7.51 |
| 2025 | 8.47 | 9.05 | 7.18 | +50.7% | 8.86 |
| 2024 | 5.62 | 7.57 | 4.47 | +23.8% | — |
| 2023 | 4.54 | 5.06 | 4.05 | −19.4% | — |
| 2022 | 5.63 | 6.17 | 4.63 | +24.8% | — |
| 2021 | 4.51 | 5.91 | 3.54 | +35.7% | — |
| 2020 | 3.32 | 3.67 | 2.99 | +15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.88 | 3.46 | 2.66 | −1.5% | — |
| 2018 | 2.93 | 3.06 | 2.67 | −12.0% | — |
| 2017 | 3.32 | 3.72 | 3.03 | −8.0% | — |
| 2016 | 3.61 | 4.06 | 3.20 | +2.5% | — |
| 2015 | 3.53 | 4.19 | 3.22 | −20.3% | — |
| 2014 | 4.43 | 4.97 | 2.93 | +43.8% | — |
| 2013 | 3.08 | 3.47 | 2.69 | −25.2% | — |
| 2012 | 4.11 | 5.23 | 3.37 | −31.2% | — |
| 2011 | 5.98 | 6.62 | 5.22 | +38.3% | — |
| 2010 | 4.32 | 5.47 | 3.48 | +36.2% | — |
| 2009 | 3.17 | 3.49 | 2.83 | +2.9% | — |
| 2008 | 3.08 | 3.47 | 2.62 | +13.1% | — |
| 2007 | 2.72 | 3.03 | 2.50 | +8.0% | — |
| 2006 | 2.52 | 2.83 | 2.27 | −0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 2.53 | 2.98 | 2.19 | +42.8% | — |
| 2004 | 1.77 | 2.30 | 1.60 | +25.3% | — |
| 2003 | 1.42 | 1.46 | 1.35 | +4.4% | — |
| 2002 | 1.36 | 1.54 | 1.20 | −1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.37 | 1.53 | 1.24 | −28.5% | — |
| 2000 | 1.92 | 2.45 | 1.46 | −16.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.29 | 2.74 | 1.86 | −23.2% | — |
| 1998 | 2.98 | 3.93 | 2.42 | −28.4% | — |
| 1997 | 4.17 | 5.89 | 2.93 | +54.6% | — |
| 1996 | 2.70 | 2.85 | 2.44 | −19.1% | — |
| 1995 | 3.33 | 3.96 | 2.34 | +0.7% | — |
| 1994 | 3.31 | 4.89 | 1.74 | +112.1% | — |
| 1993 | 1.56 | 1.79 | 1.28 | +10.6% | — |
| 1992 | 1.41 | 1.70 | 1.17 | −24.7% | — |
| 1991 | 1.87 | 2.06 | 1.66 | −5.1% | — |
| 1990 | 1.97 | 2.10 | 1.68 | −17.3% | — |
| 1989 | 2.39 | 3.36 | 1.51 | −21.3% | — |
| 1988 | 3.03 | 3.25 | 2.82 | +21.1% | — |
| 1987 | 2.51 | 2.80 | 2.20 | −41.6% | — |
| 1986 | 4.29 | 5.28 | 3.00 | +32.8% | — |
| 1985 | 3.23 | 4.34 | 2.94 | +1.3% | — |
| 1984 | 3.19 | 3.31 | 3.02 | +9.5% | — |
| 1983 | 2.91 | 3.23 | 2.75 | −5.6% | — |
| 1982 | 3.09 | 3.40 | 2.93 | +7.6% | — |
| 1981 | 2.87 | 3.18 | 2.51 | −17.3% | — |
| 1980 | 3.47 | 4.23 | 2.60 | −9.3% | — |
| 1979 | 3.83 | 4.62 | 2.71 | +6.5% | — |
| 1978 | 3.59 | 4.55 | 2.89 | −30.5% | — |
| 1977 | 5.17 | 7.00 | 3.77 | +64.3% | — |
| 1976 | 3.15 | 4.57 | 2.05 | +118.3% | — |
| 1975 | 1.44 | 1.84 | 1.05 | −0.7% | — |
| 1974 | 1.45 | 1.65 | 1.20 | +5.8% | — |
| 1973 | 1.37 | 1.45 | 1.28 | +23.6% | — |
| 1972 | 1.11 | 1.24 | 0.99 | +12.1% | — |
| 1971 | 0.99083 | 1.02 | 0.94 | −13.7% | — |
| 1970 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 0.98 | +30.9% | — |
| 1969 | 0.87667 | 1.05 | 0.78 | +1.1% | — |
| 1968 | 0.8675 | 0.89 | 0.83 | +0.4% | — |
| 1967 | 0.86417 | 0.91 | 0.82 | −6.9% | — |
| 1966 | 0.92833 | 1.01 | 0.87 | −7.2% | — |
| 1965 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 0.96 | −1.1% | — |
| 1964 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 0.93 | +25.4% | — |
| 1963 | 0.80583 | 0.83 | 0.80 | −3.3% | — |
| 1962 | 0.83333 | 0.88 | 0.80 | −6.9% | — |
| 1961 | 0.895 | 0.92 | 0.88 | −3.1% | — |
| 1960 | 0.92333 | 0.95 | 0.90 | — | — |
Yearly averages of monthly prices. Today's dollars adjust for US consumer price inflation (CPI-U).
| Month | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 7.26 | −8.9% |
| Aug 2026 | 7.97 | +0.8% |
| Jul 2026 | 7.91 | +16.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 6.79 | −2.3% |
| May 2026 | 6.95 | −4.8% |
| Apr 2026 | 7.30 | −0.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 7.37 | +4.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 7.08 | −11.7% |
| Jan 2026 | 8.02 | −4.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 8.40 | −7.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 9.05 | +1.7% |
| Oct 2025 | 8.90 | +0.8% |
| Sep 2025 | 8.83 | +9.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 8.08 | +12.5% |
| Jul 2025 | 7.18 | −10.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 8.01 | −8.7% |
| May 2025 | 8.77 | +1.5% |
| Apr 2025 | 8.64 | −3.1% |
| Mar 2025 | 8.92 | −1.4% |
| Feb 2025 | 9.05 | +15.9% |
| Jan 2025 | 7.81 | +3.2% |
| Dec 2024 | 7.57 | +12.6% |
| Nov 2024 | 6.72 | +10.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 6.10 | −0.3% |
The Coffee (Arabica) price averaged 7.26 USD / kg in September 2026, −17.8% against a year earlier. These are monthly benchmark prices; physical trades add freight, quality premiums and taxes.
The highest monthly price since 1960 was 9.05 USD / kg in February 2025; the lowest was 0.78 USD / kg in July 1969.
In today's dollars, the 2025 average of 8.47 USD / kg is worth about 8.86 USD / kg. The highest yearly average in today's dollars was 8.86 USD / kg in 2025.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed under CC BY 4.0; inflation adjustment with US CPI-U from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.