The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

Coffee Prices Sharply Higher on Dollar Weakness and Delayed Vietnam Coffee Harvest

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Thursday closed up +9.80 (+3.23%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed up +125 (+2.62%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Thursday as they recovered more of this week's sharp losses. The weakness in the dollar on Thursday spurred some short-covering in coffee futures. Robusta...

Barchart · Dec 5, 2024

Sugar Prices Consolidate Recent Losses

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.03 (-0.14%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +0.60 (+0.11%). Sugar prices today are little changed as they consolidate above Monday's significant lows. Today's weaker dollar fueled some mild short covering in sugar futures. On...

Barchart · Dec 5, 2024

Coffee Prices Climb on Dollar Weakness and Delayed Vietnam Coffee Harvest

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +9.05 (+2.98%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) is up +97 (+2.03%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher as they recover more of this week's sharp losses. Weakness in the dollar today spurred some short-covering in coffee futures. Robusta also has...

Barchart · Dec 5, 2024

Dollar Weakness Spurs Short Covering in Coffee

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Wednesday closed up +8.20 (+2.77%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed up +144 (+3.11%). Coffee prices rose sharply Wednesday, recovering some of the significant losses from Tuesday and Monday. Wednesday's dollar weakness sparked some short-covering in coffee futures. Robusta also rose Wednesday on...

Barchart · Dec 4, 2024

Sugar Prices Weighed Down by Improved Global Supplies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.12 (-0.56%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -3.70 (-0.67%). Sugar prices today are posting moderate losses but remain above Monday's significant lows. On Monday, NY sugar posted a 2-1/2 month low, and London sugar...

Barchart · Dec 4, 2024

Coffee Prices Rebound as Dollar Weakness Spurs Short Covering

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +6.75 (+2.28%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) is up +121 (+2.62%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher, recovering some of the sharp losses from Tuesday and Monday. Today's dollar weakness (DXY00 ) has sparked some short-covering in coffee futures. Robusta...

Barchart · Dec 4, 2024

South America Summit Hopes To Seal 'Historic' Trade Deal With EU

Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are hoping to announce a blockbuster trade deal with the European Union at a regional summit Friday after a push by Brussels to get the long-delayed accord over the line.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2024

Brazil's Minas Cheese Gets Added To UNESCO List

Minas cheese -- a dairy delight from a farming region in Brazil giving it its name -- was added to UNESCO's global list of intangible cultural heritage on Wednesday.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2024

Brazil film portraying notorious crime during dictatorship strikes chord: ‘It hasn’t been overcome’

Abduction and murder of Rubens Paiva under the 1964-85 regime is retold in new box office hit I’m Still Here

The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2024

Protection deal for Amazon rainforest in peril as big business turns up heat

Exclusive: With Brazil’s politicians, agribusiness organisations and global traders piling on the pressure, the highly successful 2006 Soy Moratorium is under threat

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024