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Sugar Prices Pressured by Ample Global Supplies

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.42 (-2.28%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -7.70 (-1.47%). Sugar prices Wednesday closed moderately lower. Over the past month, sugar prices have been under pressure on signs of larger global supplies. NY sugar...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2024

Brazilian Real Strength Sparks Short Covering in Coffee Futures

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Wednesday closed up +4.30 (+1.85%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +97 (+2.22%). Coffee prices on Wednesday settled moderately higher. Wednesday's rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 4-week high against the dollar fueled short covering in coffee futures....

Barchart · Aug 14, 2024

Sugar Prices Weighed Down by Abundant Global Supplies

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.39 (-2.11%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -7.60 (-1.45). Sugar prices today are moderately lower. Over the past month, sugar prices have been under pressure on signs of larger global supplies. NY sugar posted...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2024

Coffee Prices Retreat on Larger Global Supplies and a Lack of Frost in Brazil

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is down -8.75 (-3.63%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -121 (-2.67%). Coffee prices today are moderately lower on larger coffee supplies from Brazil after Cecafe reported Brazil's July green coffee exports surged +26% y/y to 3.4 million bags. Coffee prices...

Barchart · Aug 13, 2024

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Salon · Aug 13, 2024

Family “Mortified And Grossed Out” After “Penny-Pinching” Dad Cooks Food

After finding perfectly good food in the trash, this dad decided that he needed to teach his wife a lesson about food waste. The post Family “Mortified And Grossed Out” After “Penny-Pinching” Dad Cooks Food first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Aug 13, 2024

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Homes & Gardens · Aug 12, 2024

Sugar Prices Fall on Improved Prospects for a Bumper Sugar Crop in India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Monday closed down -0.19 (-1.03%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -6.60 (-1.25%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower on optimism that above-average monsoon rains in India will lead to a bumper sugar crop. The Indian Meteorological...

Barchart · Aug 12, 2024

Coffee Prices Finish Higher on Renewed Frost Concerns in Brazil

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Monday closed up +6.80 (+1.91%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +206 (+4.76%). Coffee prices Monday moved higher, with robusta up sharply at a 3-1/2 week high. Frost concerns in Brazil pushed coffee prices higher Monday after Rural Clima said widespread...

Barchart · Aug 12, 2024

Above-Average Monsoon Rain in India Weighs on Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.12 (-0.65%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -4.70 (-0.89%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower on optimism that above-average monsoon rains in India will lead to a bumper sugar crop. The Indian Meteorological Department...

Barchart · Aug 12, 2024