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Sugar Prices Consolidate Recent Losses

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Thursday closed up +0.03 (+0.169%) on Tuesday, and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -1.80 (-0.33%). Sugar prices Thursday settled mixed as they consolidated above last week's significant lows. Sugar prices have tumbled over the past seven weeks...

Barchart · May 23, 2024

Coffee Prices Retreat on the Outlook for Higher Brazil Coffee Output

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) on Thursday closed down -4.80 (-2.18%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed down -98 (-2.50%). Coffee prices Thursday retreated from 3-week highs and closed moderately lower. Long liquidation emerged in coffee futures Thursday after Conab revised its 2024 Brazil coffee production estimate up...

Barchart · May 23, 2024

Sugar Prices Consolidate Above Last Week's Significant Lows

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is up +0.09 (+0.49%) on Tuesday, and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -0.40 (-0.07%). Sugar prices today are mixed as they consolidate above last week's significant lows. Sugar prices have tumbled over the past seven weeks as...

Barchart · May 23, 2024

Sugar Prices Slide on Brazilian Real Weakness and an Improved Supply Outlook

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is down -0.30 (-1.62%) on Tuesday, and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -2.10 (-0.39%). Sugar prices today are under moderate pressure from weakness in the Brazilian real. The real (^USDBRL ) today fell to a 1-week low...

Barchart · May 22, 2024

Coffee Prices Extend This Week's Rally on Crop Concern in Brazil and Vietnam

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) today is up +2.05 (+0.94%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) is up +149 (+3.99%). Coffee prices today extended Tuesday's sharp rally and posted 3-week highs. Coffee prices moved sharply higher this week on concerns that excessive dryness in Brazil and Vietnam will damage...

Barchart · May 22, 2024

Vilsack says House proposal threatens farm bill coalition - Roll Call

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says the House treatment of food stamp benefits threatens to crack the coalition needed to pass a farm bill.

Roll Call · May 22, 2024

Sugar Prices Pressured by the Outlook for Adequate Supplies

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) closed down -0.12 (-0.64%) on Tuesday, and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -6.40 (-1.16%). Sugar prices on Tuesday closed moderately lower as they gave back some of Monday's sharp gains. Sugar prices have tumbled over the past seven...

Barchart · May 21, 2024

Will the Recovery in Grains Continue?

After reaching highs in 2022, corn, soybean, and wheat prices plunged. The leading grain and oilseed markets feed and increasingly power the world. After reaching bottoms over the past months, prices have turned higher as the weather across the critical buying regions is now the most significant factor for the…

Barchart · May 21, 2024

Sugar Gives Back Some of Monday's Sharp Advance

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is down -0.09 (-0.48%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -5.00 (-0.91%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower as they give back some of Monday's sharp advance. Sugar prices have tumbled over the past seven weeks due...

Barchart · May 21, 2024

Coffee Prices Surge on Crop Concerns in Brazil and Vietnam

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) today is up +10.30 (+4.98%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) is up +181 (+5.17%). Coffee prices today surged to 3-week highs and are sharply higher. Concerns that excessive dryness in Brazil and Vietnam will damage coffee crops and curb global production have sparked...

Barchart · May 21, 2024