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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1955Vol. XXV, No. 11

Heavy Coffee Surpl [?]

p. 162 · Read in the full issue

Sends Prices Dow [?]

WORLD coffee prices showed! further decline in May as t result of what is described! a huge coffee surplus in rmi South and Central American pit ducing countries, and failure f far by these producers to reals agreement on international prh controls.

In New York green (unroaste? coffee fell from 58 cents per pou: (£A.583 per long ton, approx.)! 53 cents (£A.532) for top grad Retail price of roasted coffee f by 5 cents to 90 cents.

Coffee prices have recently fall in Sydney, in sympathy wr overseas trends.