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May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.10 (+0.55%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) closed up +4.00 (+0.77%). On Wednesday, sugar prices posted moderate gains as the dollar index (DXY00) fell to a 3-3/4 month low and spurred short-covering in sugar futures. Gains...

May arabica coffee (KCK25 ) Wednesday closed up +11.55 (+2.90%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25 ) closed down -2 (-0.04%). Coffee prices on Tuesday settled mixed, with arabica posting a 2-week high. Below-normal rain in Brazil may reduce coffee crop yields and is supporting prices. Somar Meteorologia said Wednesday...

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) today is up +0.11 (+0.61%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) is up +4.30 (+0.83%). Sugar prices today are moderately higher. Short-covering emerged in sugar futures today after the dollar index (DXY00) tumbled more than -1% to a 3-3/4 month...

May arabica coffee (KCK25 ) today is up +14.80 (+3.71%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25 ) is up +37 (+0.66%). Coffee prices today extended this week's rally, with arabica posting a 2-week high and robusta posting a 1-1/2 week high. Below-normal rain in Brazil may reduce coffee crop yields...

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) Tuesday closed down -0.12 (-0.66%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) closed down -6.80 (-1.30%). Sugar prices Tuesday extended their week-long slide to 3-week lows. Weakness in crude prices weighed on sugar after WTI crude (CLJ25 ) fell to a...

May arabica coffee (KCK25 ) Tuesday closed up +11.75 (+3.04%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25 ) closed up +159 (+2.90%). Coffee prices Tuesday added to Monday's gains, with arabica posting a 1-1/2 week high and robusta posting a 1-week high. Below-normal rain in Brazil may reduce coffee crop yields...

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) today is down -0.14 (-0.77%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) is down -6.40 (-1.22%). Sugar prices today extended their week-long slide to 3-week lows. Weakness in crude prices is weighing on sugar after WTI crude (CLJ25 ) fell to...

May arabica coffee (KCK25 ) today is up +8.35 (+2.16%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25 ) is up +120 (+2.21%). Coffee prices today added to Monday's gains, with arabica posting a 1-1/2 week high and robusta posting a 1-week high. Below-normal rain in Brazil may reduce coffee crop yields...

The highly concentrated egg market may be contributing to soaring consumer prices – and the spread of the virus, data shared exclusively with the Guardian shows

The president did not specify what products would be subject to the tariffs or if there would be any exceptions to the ‘external’ agriculture tariffs