Arabica coffee jumps as blenders may switch blends

Arabica coffee increased for the first time in more than 10 days on Wednesday amid speculation that blenders might start using more of the Starbucks-preferred beans to blends, while Robusta beans added 12% this year following a 6.3% climb in 2012. May Arabica futures advanced 0.6% to $1.3385 a pound earlier on Monday session in New York, while May Robusta futures slid 0.3% to $2,148 a metric ton in London.