{"id":59373,"date":"2025-06-02T10:20:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/blog\/?p=59373"},"modified":"2025-06-02T10:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:43:07","slug":"from-pounds-to-tons-changes-coming-to-the-c-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/australia\/blog\/2025\/06\/02\/from-pounds-to-tons-changes-coming-to-the-c-market\/","title":{"rendered":"From Pounds to Tons: Changes Coming to the C Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-20px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.cafeimports.com\/images\/Cafe_Imports_C_Market_Changes_Banner-1.jpeg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Cafe_Imports_C_Market_Changes_Banner&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Banner Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;What Does the Recent Intercontinental Exchange Announcement Mean?&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Heading&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Raleway|800|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=&#8221;0px&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;Raleway|500|||||||&#8221; quote_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Raleway|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Raleway|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Last week, the Intercontinental Exchange (The ICE), which operates the C Market Futures exchange, announced that starting with the March 2028 Arabica coffee futures contracts, some contract structure changes will be implemented. They have yet to define what most of those changes will be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Before we get our arms waving wildly, we don\u2019t expect these changes to impact most specialty individuals too directly. That said, The ICE has not provided us with much information yet. Here are the changes we do know are coming and our quick take:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- notionvc: f1963bef-4e97-4bf0-a0a6-696887edd518 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 8be039dd-a8c8-48cc-a86f-bc02c5742c77 --><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;-40px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin: auto;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Points&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;Raleway||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Raleway|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Raleway|700|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"xmsonormal\">The Arabica Coffee Future will be quoted in US Dollars per Metric Ton (USD\/MT). That\u2019s just math. Take the current quote in US Cents per pound and multiply by 22.046. Easy! I mean, conceptually easy. Many spreadsheet wizards and computer programmers will have their work cut out for them over the next few years. Whenever we are accustomed to seeing something in a certain way, it always takes time to adjust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Points&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;Raleway||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Raleway|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Raleway|700|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Certified stocks will be allowed to be packed in \u201cFlexible Intermediate Bulk Containers\u201d (FIBCs), also known as big bags, super sacks, or bulker bags. 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