Rodrigo Costa

Robusta Coffee Falls as Investors May Keep Selling; Cocoa Gains

Robusta coffee fell in London on speculation investors will continue to sell the futures just as crops start being harvested in Brazil and Indonesia, the second- and third-biggest growers of the variety. Cocoa rose.

Arabica’s Allure Returning for Roasters After Rout: Commodities

Coffee roasters are poised to add more arabica beans to their blends at the expense of robusta as the two varieties’ relative cost narrows to a four-year low.

Arabica Coffee Gains as Roasters May Switch Blends; Sugar Rises

Arabica coffee climbed for the first time in eight trading sessions in New York on speculation roasters may add more of the beans favored by Starbucks Corp. to blends. Sugar and cocoa in the city also rose.

Arabica Coffee Seen Extending Slump on Ample Brazilian Supplies

Arabica-coffee futures that lost half their value in the past two years will extend their slump to the lowest price since 2009 as record global output led by Brazil overwhelms rising demand, a survey showed.

Zon Chief Costa Forecasts Growth of Portugal Pay-TV Will Slow

Zon Multimedia SGPS SA, Portugal’s biggest cable-television company, predicts the country’s pay- television growth will slow in next three to four years as the market matures, Chief Executive Officer Rodrigo Costa said.

Zon CEO Costa Targets Lower Capital Spending to Pay Dividend, Reduce Debt

Zon Multimedia SGPS SA Chief Executive Officer Rodrigo Costa said he will lower capital expenditure to pay dividends and reduce debt.

Arabica Coffee Reaches 4-Month Low on Inventories; Cocoa Rises

Arabica coffee fell to the lowest level in more than four months as the start of the harvest in Central American nations added to rising stockpiles. Cocoa rose.

Sonaecom’s Almeida Says a Merger With Zon Would Make Sense

Sonaecom SGPS SA, owner of Portugal’s smallest mobile-phone operator, rose the most in more than two years in Lisbon after an executive said a merger with Zon Multimedia SGPS SA, the country’s biggest-cable television provider, would be good for both sides.

Archer Sees Arabica’s Premium Over Robusta Falling About 50%

The premium arabica coffee commands over robusta beans may fall by about 50 percent as Brazilian producers have sold less of their crop and robusta stockpiles in Europe continue to fall, according to Archer Consulting.

U.S. Commodities: Coffee, Sugar Lead Rally in Raw Materials

Coffee futures surged to a 13-year high on mounting concern that global supplies will trail demand, and commodities climbed to a 26-month high on signs of shortfalls in agriculture markets including sugar and cotton.

"The proximity of the harvest in Indonesia and of the conillon crop in Brazil, as well as the prospects for rains in Vietnam should remove the support from the Liffe contract and bring more offers from the main origins."

- Rodrigo Costa on Apr 09, 2013

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