Although the monthly average of the ICO composite indicator fell to 93.33 US cents/lb in May 2019, 1.2% lower than in April 2019, the last two weeks of the month saw a sharp reversal in the downward trend. The daily composite indicator reached its lowest point on 7 May, when it fell to 89.31 US cents/lb. However, on 30 and 31 May, it reached 101.17 US cents/lb and 103.25 US cents/lb, respectively. This is the first time since 18 February 2019 when the daily composite indicator was over 100 US cents/lb. Market fundamentals, including reports of adverse weather negatively affecting Brazil’s new crop, and a strengthening of the Brazilian real in the second half of May are the main drivers of the daily composite price in May.