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

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...

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...

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

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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.

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....

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...