(Bloomberg) -- The world’s growing love for instant coffee is keeping roasters reliant on the robusta variety once snubbed by java snobs, even as prices reach the highest in about half a century.

December arabica coffee (KCZ24) Friday closed up +4.40 (+1.81%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24) closed up +225 (+4.59%). Coffee prices Friday recovered from early losses and moved higher ...

The world’s growing love for instant coffee is keeping roasters reliant on the robusta variety once snubbed by java snobs, even as prices reach the highest in about half a century.(iStock ...

Robusta coffee slid in London, pulling back from last week’s high, amid a US holiday that contributed to volatile prices. Futures had soared to the highest since the 1970s on concerns about ...

New York: The world’s growing love for instant coffee is keeping roasters reliant on the robusta variety once snubbed by java snobs, even as prices reach the highest in about half a century.

During my time there, I traveled deep into the eastern reaches, south of Surabaya, where ruby red robusta beans are harvested in plantations on tropical hillsides, then dried and roasted. There, the ...

Robusta beans, used to make instant coffee and the bitter espressos popular at Brazil’s bars and bakeries, are now trading at a premium to the mild and usually more expensive arabica variety.

Potential supply shortages are plaguing the world's largest coffee producer as well as the second-biggest – Vietnam.

Prices for robusta coffee climbed to their highest on record Friday, all but ensuring sticker-shock among consumers just as coffee chains launch their popular fall menus, which include pumpkin ...

Prices for both robusta beans, used in instant coffee, and the higher-quality arabica variety have surged in recent months. London robusta futures, the global benchmark, reached a record $4,971 ...

Robusta coffee beans, typically cheaper and used for instant coffee, are now more expensive than the usually pricier arabica ...