Arabica coffee futures have reached a record high due to tight supplies, with some farmers in Brazil withholding sales for tax reasons and as they anticipate further price increases. The future's high on the ICE exchange was $3.1125 per pound. The development of Brazil's next arabica crop is not progressing as hoped due to previous dry weather, and heavy rains in Costa Rica have destroyed approximately 15% of the country's annual coffee crop, costing around $45 million. Speculators have increased their net long positions in both arabica and robusta coffee during the recent rally.