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March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is down -6.40 (-1.92%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) is down -42 (-0.82%). Coffee prices today are moderately lower. Today's rally in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 2-year high is negative for most commodity prices, including coffee. A bearish factor...

Whether the rest of the nation is willing to follow California's lead remains to be seen.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Tuesday closed down -0.84 (-4.06%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed down -14.50 (-2.73%). Sugar prices sold off sharply Tuesday, with NY sugar posting a 3-month low and London sugar posting a 4-month low. Brazil's larger-than-expected sugarcane crush is...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Tuesday closed down -2.45 (-0.75%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed down -14 (-0.27%). Coffee prices on Tuesday posted moderate losses after a slump in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a record low against the dollar spurred long liquidation in coffee futures....

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.91 (-4.40%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -15.60 (-2.95%). Sugar prices are plummeting today, with NY sugar posting a 3-month low and London sugar posting a 4-month low. Brazil's larger-than-expected sugarcane crush is weighing...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is down -4.60 (-1.41%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) is down -37 (-0.71%). Coffee prices today are moderately lower as a slump in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a record low against the dollar sparked long liquidation in coffee futures. The...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Monday closed down -0.04 (-0.19%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +1.40 (+0.27%). Sugar prices Monday settled mixed, with NY sugar posting a 2-3/4 month low. Brazil's larger-than-expected sugarcane crush is weighing on sugar prices. Last Thursday, Unica...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Monday closed up +7.90 (+2.47%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed up +21 (+0.40%). Coffee prices Monday posted moderate gains on below-average rainfall in Brazil, which may reduce the country's coffee output. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that rainfall in Brazil's biggest arabica coffee...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.04 (+0.19%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +3.40 (+0.64%). Sugar prices today are modestly higher, with NY sugar recovering from a 2-3/4 month low. Sugar prices recovered from early losses today and pushed higher...