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Brazilian Real Strength Underpins Sugar Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Friday closed up +0.33 (+1.77%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +11.30 (+2.32%). Sugar prices rallied for a third day on Friday and posted 1-1/2 week highs. Over the past three sessions, strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

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Arabica Coffee Rallies to a Record High on Tight Supplies

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Friday closed up +3.60 (+1.05%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed up +62 (+1.13%). Coffee prices on Friday added to this week's sharp rally, with arabica posting a new record nearest-futures high and robusta posting a 6-week high. Lingering global coffee supply concerns...

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Why food prices are rising again

The recent price hikes can’t be attributed to just “one factor,” The Wall Street Journal first reported

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Short Covering in Sugar Continues as the Brazilian Real Rallies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.34 (+1.82%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +11.70 (+2.40%). Sugar prices today rallied sharply for a third day and posted 1-1/2 week highs. Over the past three sessions, strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

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Arabica Coffee Posts a New Record High as Supply Fears Linger

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +4.50 (+1.31%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is up +66 (+1.20%). Coffee prices today added to this week's sharp rally, with arabica posting a new record nearest-futures high and robusta posting a 6-week high. Lingering global coffee supply concerns are...

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Trump Taps Former Junk Food Lobbyist for Top USDA Position as He Vows to 'Make America Healthy Again'

The incoming chief of staff for the US Department of Agriculture most recently lobbied for the seed oil industry, which Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said is "poisoning Americans."

Latin Times

Trump Agriculture Nominee Claims Family's Oil Investments Won't Affect Her Policy Decisions

Trump's agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins assures senators her family's oil investments won't influence her policy decisions.

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Brooke Rollins says she'll shield farmers from impacts of Trump's tariffs in ag secretary nomination hearing

Rollins previously led the Texas Public Policy Foundation and served under Gov. Rick Perry.

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Brazilian Real Strength Spurs Short Covering in Sugar

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Thursday closed up +0.53 (+2.92%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +9.30 (+1.95%). Sugar prices Thursday rallied sharply for a second day and posted 1-week highs. Short covering in sugar futures accelerated Thursday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

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Arabica Coffee Climbs to a Record High on Supply Woes

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Thursday closed up +2.10 (+0.61%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed up +30 (+0.55%). Coffee prices Thursday extended this week's rally, with arabica posting a new record nearest-futures high and robusta posting a 6-week high. The outlook for a smaller coffee crop in...

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How to save money on groceries in 2025

Dr. Swanson advises thinking about your "health objectives" when conceptualizing your food needs (and wants)

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Short Covering Pushes Sugar Prices Higher on Brazilian Real Strength

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.50 (+2.753%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +9.10 (+1.91%). Sugar prices today rallied sharply for a second day and posted 1-week highs. Short covering in sugar futures accelerated today after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

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Arabica Coffee Posts a Record High on Global Supply Fears

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +0.90 (+0.26%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is up +34 (+0.62%). Coffee prices today extended this week's rally, with arabica posting a new record nearest-futures high and robusta posting a 6-week high. The outlook for a smaller coffee crop in...

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USDA pick Rollins to ‘follow and listen’ to farmers on deportations - Roll Call

Brooke Rollins, the nominee for Agriculture secretary, said she would listen to farmers in executing President Trump's deportation policy.

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Sugar Rallies on Brazilian Real Strength

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.37 (+2.08%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +11.20 (+2.40%). Sugar prices Wednesday settled sharply higher after a rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 6-week high prompted short-covering in sugar futures. The...

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Coffee Prices Finish Sharply Higher as Coffee Farmers Withhold Supplies

March arabica coffee (KCH25) Wednesday closed up +14.05 (+4.29%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed up +189 (+3.59%). Coffee prices Wednesday rallied sharply to 6-week highs after Brazilian research firm Cepea said that coffee farmers in Brazil are delaying coffee sales as they hold out for higher prices....

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Brazilian Real Strength Prompts Short Covering in Sugar Futures

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.43 (+2.42%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +11.90 (+2.55%). Sugar prices today are trading higher after a rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 6-week high prompted short-covering in sugar futures. The...

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Coffee Prices Soar as Brazilian and Vietnamese Coffee Farmers Withhold Supplies

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +10.30 (+3.14%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is up +157 (+2.98%). Coffee prices are sharply higher after Brazilian research firm Cepea said today that coffee farmers in Brazil are delaying coffee sales as they hold out for higher prices. Also,...

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Partial solar eclipse March 2025: Everything you need to know

Get ready for a deep partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, which will occur at sunrise in North America and mid-morning across Europe.

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Sugar Prices Settle Lower as India Boosts Sugar Exports

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Tuesday closed down -0.43 (-2.36%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed down -7.90 (-1.673%). On Tuesday, sugar prices extended their 3-1/2 month-long sell-off, with NY sugar posting a 5-month nearest-futures low and London sugar posting a 3-1/3 year low....

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Sugar Prices Sink as India Eases Sugar Export Restrictions

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.43 (-2.36%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -4.90 (-1.03%). Sugar prices extended their 3-1/2 month-long sell-off today, with NY sugar posting a 5-month nearest-futures low, and London sugar posting a 3-1/3 year low. An...

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Coffee Prices Push Higher as Conab Cuts its Brazil Coffee Crop Estimate

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +4.55 (+1.39%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is up +157 (+3.05%). Coffee prices today are moving higher, with arabica posting a 1-month high and robusta posting a 6-week high. Coffee prices garnered support today after Conab, Brazil's government crop forecasting...

The Conversation

Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets

Two years after President Abraham Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture in 1862, he nicknamed it “the people’s department” because half of all Americans lived on farms at that time. Today, fewer than 2% of Americans farm, but the Agriculture Department still touches people’s lives in many ways.

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Failure Points: Looking At What Is Priced In and What Isn't In The Grain Markets

Discussing what may catch us off guard as we head into 2025.

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‘All hands on deck’: Bird flu in US poultry puts state cooperation to the test

Unusually late migration season means poultry operations may continue to see H5N1 outbreaks, officials say

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