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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.07 (-0.46%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is down -0.50 (-0.11%). Sugar prices today are little changed as they consolidate this week's sharp losses. On Thursday, NY sugar slumped to a 4.25-year nearest-futures low, and London...

December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) today is down -12.55 (-3.30%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX25 ) is down -287 (-6.45%). Coffee prices sold off sharply today to 1-month lows after the Washington Post reported that US lawmakers plan to introduce a bill to exempt coffee-product imports from tariffs. The...

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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Thursday closed down -0.16 (-1.03%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed down -4.50 (-0.98%). Sugar prices extended Wednesday's selloff on Thursday, with NY sugar slumping to a 4.25-year nearest-futures low and London sugar sliding to a 4-year low....

December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) on Thursday closed up +5.20 (+1.38%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX25 ) closed down -3 (-0.07%). Coffee prices settled mixed on Thursday, with robusta sliding to a 1-week low. Forecasts for showers next week in Brazil's coffee-growing regions are weighing on coffee prices. However,...

Brazilians have been strikingly divided in their response to the trial and conviction of their former president Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat. A poll conducted shortly before the September 11 verdict found that 48% wanted to see Bolsonaro imprisoned while an almost equal proportion…

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.28 (-1.80%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is down -5.60 (-1.22%). Sugar prices extended Wednesday's selloff today, with NY sugar slumping to a 4.25-year nearest-futures low and London sugar sliding to a 4-year low. Ramped-up sugar...

December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) today is up +2.20 (+0.59%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX25 ) is down -26 (-0.58%). Coffee prices are mixed today, with robusta sliding to a 1-week low. Long liquidation pressures are weighing on coffee prices due to forecasts for showers in Brazil's coffee-growing regions...

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