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Brazil Real Strength and Tight Global Supplies Boost Coffee Prices

Dec arabica coffee (KCZ23 ) this morning is up +4.75 (+3.08%), and Nov ICE robusta coffee (RMX23 ) is up +53 (+2.08%). Coffee prices this morning are sharply higher and posted 5-week highs. Strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) is bullish for coffee prices as the real rallied to...

Barchart · Sep 15, 2023

Sugar Settles Higher on Strength in Brazilian Real and Crude Oil

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Thursday closed up +0.44 (+1.66%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed up +7.80 (+1.07%). Sugar prices Thursday closed moderately higher. Strength in the Brazilian real boosted sugar prices after the real (^USDBRL ) Thursday climbed to a 2-week high...

Barchart · Sep 14, 2023

Arabica Coffee Slips on Brazil Harvest Pressures While Tight Supplies Boost Robusta

Dec arabica coffee (KCZ23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.05 (-0.03%), and Nov ICE robusta coffee (RMX23 ) closed up +49 (+2.02%). Coffee prices Wednesday settled mixed, with robusta coffee climbing to a 1-week high. Arabica coffee was under pressure Wednesday from Brazil harvest pressures. Losses were limited as Wednesday's...

Barchart · Sep 13, 2023

Coffee Prices Under Pressure From a Stronger Dollar

Dec arabica coffee (KCZ23 ) this morning is down -1.25 (-0.82%), and Nov ICE robusta coffee (RMX23 ) is down -11 (-0.45%). Coffee prices this morning are moderately lower, with robusta coffee falling to a 2-1/2 week low. A stronger dollar today is weighing on coffee prices. Also, a slight...

Barchart · Sep 12, 2023

Sugar Prices Firm on Concern About Smaller Global Sugar Production

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Monday closed up +0.09 (+0.34%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed up +6.40 (+0.88%). Sugar prices Monday posted mild gains. A decline in the dollar on Monday boosted most commodity prices, including sugar. Sugar prices have risen over the...

Barchart · Sep 11, 2023

Coffee Prices Close Higher on Tightness in Global Supplies

Dec arabica coffee (KCZ23 ) on Monday closed up +4.20 (+2.83%), and Nov ICE robusta coffee (RMX23 ) closed up +32 (+1.33%). Coffee prices Monday moved sharply higher. Arabica recovered from a 3-week low Monday and rallied sharply on signs of tight supplies. ICE-monitored arabica coffee inventories on Monday dropped...

Barchart · Sep 11, 2023

Coffee Prices Push Higher on Tightness in Global Supplies

Dec arabica coffee (KCZ23 ) this morning is up +4.60 (+3.09%), and Nov ICE robusta coffee (RMX23 ) is up +40 (+1.66%). Coffee prices this morning are sharply higher. Arabica recovered from a 3-week low this morning and rallied sharply on signs of tight supplies. ICE-monitored arabica coffee inventories last...

Barchart · Sep 11, 2023

Coffee Prices Settle Mostly Lower on Brazil Harvest Pressures

Dec arabica coffee (KCZ23 ) on Friday closed down -1.15 (-0.77%), and Nov ICE robusta coffee (RMX23 ) closed unchanged. Coffee prices Friday mainly settled lower, with arabica posting a 2-week low. Harvest pressures are weighing on coffee prices as Brazil nears the end of its coffee harvest. The harvest...

Barchart · Sep 8, 2023

Sugar Prices Fall on Pre-Weekend Profit-Taking

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Friday closed down -0.37 (-1.39%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed down -6.50 (-0.89%). Sugar prices Friday gave up an early advance and closed moderately lower on pre-weekend profit-taking. Sugar prices have been in rally mode this week, with...

Barchart · Sep 8, 2023

Brazil Harvest Pressures Weigh on Coffee Prices

Dec arabica coffee (KCZ23 ) this morning is down -1.35 (-0.90%), and Nov ICE robusta coffee (RMX23 ) is down -2 (-0.08%). Coffee prices this morning are moderately lower, with arabica falling to a 2-week low. Harvest pressures are weighing on coffee prices as Brazil nears the end of its...

Barchart · Sep 8, 2023