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September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Friday closed down -11.25 (-4.59%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed down -110 (-2.48%). Coffee prices Friday sold off sharply after Brazil's weather forecasts for next week shifted warmer, which reduced the chances of frost damaging coffee trees and sparked long liquidation...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.12 (-0.65%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -0.80 (-0.15%). Sugar prices today fell back from 1-week highs and turned lower on optimism that above-average monsoon rains in India will lead to a bumper sugar...

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September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is down -9.60 (-3.91%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -77 (-1.74%). Coffee prices today are under pressure after Brazil's weather forecasts for next week shifted warmer, which reduces the chances of frost damaging coffee trees and sparked long liquidation in...

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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Thursday closed up +0.43 (+2.27%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed up +12.10 (+2.35%). Sugar prices rallied Thursday after India's Food and Commerce Ministry said it would keep its curbs in place on sugar exports to ensure adequate...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Thursday closed down -1.00 (-0.41%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed down -45 (-1.00%). Coffee prices Thursday erased an early rally and closed moderately lower. Coffee prices fell after the Brazilian Trade Ministry reported that Brazil's July coffee exports rose +44% y/y...

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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.61 (+3.36%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is up +16.20 (+3.15%). Sugar prices are sharply higher today after India's Food and Commerce Ministry said it will keep its curbs on sugar exports in place to ensure...

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September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is up +0.95 (+0.39%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is up +14 (+0.31%). Coffee prices today extended this week's rally, with arabica posting a 1-month high and robusta posting a 2-1/2 week high. Coffee prices have rallied this week on concern that...