The Latest Breaking News from USDA

Has the Soybean Market Bottomed?

A great deal of effort is being put into the idea the soybean market has bottomed. Do the fundamentals of the market agree? Isn't that what matters most?

Barchart · Mar 15, 2024

Where does America’s coffee come from?

Aside from a small fraction grown in Hawaii, all of America’s coffee comes imported from countries like Colombia, Brazil, and Switzerland.

USAFacts · Mar 14, 2024

NY Sugar Falls on Continued Pressure from Higher Indian Sugarcane Production Forecast

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) on Thursday closed down -0.16 (-0.73%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed +0.20 (+0.03%). NY sugar prices on Thursday continued to see downward pressure after the Indian Sugar and Bioenergy Manufacturers Association on Wednesday raised its forecast for India's...

Barchart · Mar 14, 2024

Arabica Coffee Prices Fall to 1-1/2 Week Low

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) today is down -3.85 (-2.07%), and ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) is down -64 (-1.94%). May arabica coffee is trading lower on some technical selling with today's 1-1/2 week low. Robusta today fell to a 1-week low. Coffee prices have underlying support from tight inventories....

Barchart · Mar 13, 2024

Sugar Prices Fall on Higher Brazil Sugar Output

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.06 (-0.27%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed down -1.40 (-0.23%). Sugar prices on Tuesday fell on news of higher Brazil sugar output in the second half of February. Unica on Tuesday reported that Brazil's...

Barchart · Mar 12, 2024

Coffee Prices Close Higher on Support from Tight Supplies

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.90 (+0.49%), and ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) closed up +28 (+0.85%). Coffee prices continue to see support from tight inventories. ICE-monitored robusta coffee inventories on February 21 fell to a record low of 1,958 lots, although they recovered modestly to...

Barchart · Mar 12, 2024

Sugar Prices Lower on Higher Brazil Sugar Output

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) today is down -0.03 (-0.14%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is down -0.10 (-0.02%). Sugar prices are mildly lower today on a +0.2% rally in the dollar index and on news of higher Brazil sugar output in the second...

Barchart · Mar 12, 2024

Coffee Prices See Support from Tight Supplies

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) today is up +1.50 (+0.81%), and ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) is up +5 (+0.15%). Coffee prices continue to see support from tight inventories. ICE-monitored robusta coffee inventories on February 21 fell to a record low of 1,958 lots, although they recovered modestly to 2,432...

Barchart · Mar 12, 2024

Sugar Prices Recover to 1-1/2 Week High

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) today is up +0.74 (+3.50%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is up +19.90 (+3.33%). Sugar prices today rallied to a 1-1/2 week high on some short-covering after last week's 2-month low. Sugar prices last week showed weakness on rain...

Barchart · Mar 11, 2024

Sunday Scaries: What I'm Watching This Week In The Grain Markets

The world cash soybean market looks poised to surprise traders as harvest works to wrap up in Brazil just as Chinese buyers look like they may be waking up.

Barchart · Mar 10, 2024