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Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning. Good morning. Today is Friday, March 28th. I'm Julie Morgan. How much are you willing to pay for a cup of coffee? CoreWeave trims its IPO and Dockers could soon have a new owner.
You've heard a lot about the increase in the price of eggs in recent months, but what about the juice that keeps you going? No, not OJ, a cup of Joe. Reuters reported that you may soon have to pay up to 25% more for coffee, as companies such as Lavazza, Nestle, and J.D.E. Peets are reportedly in talks with retailers to raise prices to pass on the cost from surging Arabica prices to consumers.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, world coffee prices jumped to a multi-year high in 2024. Production has been impacted by prolonged dry weather and drought in Brazil and Vietnam, as well as heavy rains in Indonesia. Brazil and Vietnam together account for more than 50% of the world's coffee production.
Global prices for the higher-quality Arabica, favored in the roast and ground coffee market, soared 70% last year and gained another 20% so far in 2025. Reg Watson, the director of equity research at ING, told Reuters that retail prices could rise 15 to 25%. Dutch firm JDE Peet said it would hike prices to absorb the cost from coffee inflation.
And one Brazilian roaster reportedly raised roast and ground prices by 14.3% in March, after hikes of 11% in January and 10% in December. Folgers coffee maker J.M. Smucker, which raised prices last June and October, said it expects another hike in the first half of the next fiscal year.
Corweave set its initial public offering price at $40, which is less than its earlier estimate, selling 37.5 million shares for $1.5 billion. The offering comprises 36.59 million shares of Class A common stock to be sold by the firm and 910,000 shares to be sold by existing stockholders.
In addition, the company has granted the underwriters a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 5.6 million shares. The stock goes live on the NASDAQ this morning under the ticker symbol CRWV. The offering is expected to close on March 31st, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The artificial intelligence hyperscaler expected a midpoint of $51 per share, according to a filing last week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. However, the company downsized to incentivize investors. The reduction in share volume and value was also related to recent stock market volatility, according to Bloomberg. This gives it a valuation of around $20 billion.
NVIDIA, a backer of CoreWeave, was expected to buy $250 million worth of shares at $40 each, according to various reports. NVIDIA owned about 6% of the company before this reported haul. Marquee Brands is in exclusive discussions with Levi Strauss to purchase the Dockers brand.
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