Coffee Traders Seeking Advance Payment in New Deals With Russia

Coffee Traders Seeking Advance Payment in New Deals With Russia
A waiter counts Russian rubles and prepares Ukrainian hryvnia for change in a restaurant in Sevastopol, Ukraine, on March 24, 2014. Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
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NEW YORK—Coffee traders are seeking advance payment in any new deal to sell beans to Russia as Western sanctions hit the financial system of the world’s sixth largest importer.

Traders in Brazil, the world’s largest exporter and number 1 supplier to Russia, said they have added the country to a list of risky and sanctioned destinations that require pre-payment, including Syria, Lebanon, and Iran.