Kraft Foods Group Inc said on Saturday it raised U.S. class="mandelbrot_refrag">retail prices for its well-known Maxwell House and Yuban roast and ground coffee brands by an average of 10 percent due to rising green bean costs, effective June 6.
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These are the first official list price increases for both roasters since May 2011.
ICE arabica coffee class="mandelbrot_refrag">futures soared nearly 90 percent between January and April to the highest level in more than two years at $2.19 per lb, following a drought in top grower class="mandelbrot_refrag">Brazil. Arabica futures prices have since dropped around 20 percent.
A Kraft spokeswoman said in an email that the company's instant coffees, single-serve pods, Maxwell House filter packs, Maxwell House International, Gevalia and Tassimo brands were excluded from the price increase. (Reporting by Marcy Nicholson; Editing by Eric Walsh)