CIJENE KAVE

CIJENE KAVE 05.05.1998. SLUŽBENE CIJENE NA ZATVARANJU LONDONSKE BURZE 05.05.1998. cijene su u lotovima - 1lot iznosi pet metričkih tona MJESEC POSLJEDNJA PONUDA POTRAŽNJA NAJVI-ŠA NAJNI-ŽA PRIJA.ZATVA. KOLIČINA OPEN INT. MAY 98 1940 1940 1940 1880 1880 645 6129 JUL 98 1850 1850 1851 1780 1790 3595 23147 SEP 98 1800 1800 1742 1748 720 6041 NOV 98 1762 1760 1765 1762 1710 1715 129 2348 JAN 99 1710 1735 1680 158 MAR 99 1670 1675 1705 1670 1644 1645 13 357 MAY 99 1655 1685 1620 24 UKUPNA KOLIČINA 1764 05/05 LIFFE JULY COFFEE CLOSES SHARPLY UP ON TIGHT SUPPLY LONDON (DOW JONES)--LIFFE JULY COFFEE FUTURES CLOSED SHARPLY UP ON THE DAY TUESDAY MAINLY ON TIGHT SUPPLY, SAID TRADERS IN LONDON. TRADERS SAID THAT THE LACK OF NOTICES ON THE MAY CONTRACT CONFIRMED TRADERS' FEARS THAT SUPPLY OF ROBUSTA COFFEE IS EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE FIRST NOTICE DAY FOR LIFFE JULY COFFEE FUTURES WAS FRIDAY MAY 1. THERE WAS NO TRADE IN COMMODITIES ON LIFFE MONDAY WHICH WAS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN THE U.K.. 'AFRICA'S NOT DELIVERING, VIETNAM'S HOLDING ON TO WHAT IT HAS AND INDONESIA'S NOT SHIPPING YET,' SAID ONE TRADER. (CLOSING PRICES AT LIFFE AND CSCE PRICES AT 1620 GMT IN DOLLARS/METRIC TON AND DOLLARS/POUND.) LIFFE CHANGE RANGE VOL CSCE CHANGE MAY 1940 + 60 1880-1940 645 1.3100 +2.10CT JUL 1850 + 60 1780-1851 3,595 1.2940 +1.55CT THE JULY-MAY SWITCH (THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MAY AND JULY CONTRACTS' TRADING PRICE) REACHED $100 A TON DURING THE DAY. THIS WAS A FURTHER INDICATION OF TIGHT ROBUSTA SUPPLY IN THE NEAR MONTHS, SAID TRADERS. ONE TRADER SAID THAT IN MAY 1997 COFFEE FUTURES PRICES HAD RALLIED BECAUSE VIETNAM HELD ON TO ITS COFFEE. 'THEY ARE THE ONLY LARGE ROBUSTA PRODUCER OUT THERE UNTIL INDONESIA DELIVERS, SO THEY CAN WAIT. IN THEORY THERE'S STILL TIME TO SHIP BEFORE THE MAY CONTRACT CLOSES,' HE SAID. VOLUMES WERE LOW COMPARED WITH THE PAST FEW DAYS. BY CLOSE, 5,102 LOTS HAD BEEN TRADED. OF THESE, 70% WERE TRADED ON THE JULY CONTRACT. 061044 MET may 98