The Latest Breaking News from USDA

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Friday closed down -0.40 (-2.16%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -7.70 (-1.47%). Sugar prices posted moderate losses on Friday, with NY sugar falling to a 1-week low and London sugar tumbling to a 9-month nearest-futures low....

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Friday closed up +3.25 (+1.43%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +2 (+0.05%). Coffee prices Friday settled higher on signs of smaller global supplies. Short covering in coffee future emerged Friday after the Honduran Coffee Institute reported that coffee exports from...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.42 (-2.27%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -8.00 (-1.53%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower, with NY sugar falling to a 1-week low and London sugar tumbling to a 9-month nearest-futures low. The outlook...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is up +3.80 (+1.67%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is up +7 (+0.17%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher on signs of smaller global supplies. Short covering in coffee future emerged today after the Honduran Coffee Institute reported that coffee exports from...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Thursday closed down -0.44 (-2.32%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -11.50 (-2.15%). Sugar prices retreated Thursday on the outlook for above-average monsoon rains in India to boost its sugar crop. The India Meteorological Department today forecast...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Thursday closed down -1.95 (-0.85%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed down -36 (-0.84%). Coffee prices have trended lower over the past three weeks and posted 4-week lows Thursday. Coffee harvest pressures in Brazil are undercutting prices. Safras & Mercado reported last...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.44 (-2.32%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -11.10 (-2.07%). Sugar prices today are sliding on the outlook for above-average monsoon rains in India to boost its sugar crop. The India Meteorological Department today forecast...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is down -0.45 (-0.20%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -41 (-0.96%). Coffee prices today fell to 4-week lows and are weighed down by Brazil's coffee harvest pressures. Safras & Mercado reported last Friday that Brazil's 2024/25 coffee harvest was 81%...

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July has favored the US corn crop, with below-normal daytime temperatures and cooler nights reducing plant stress. Ample soil moisture compared to last year across the corn belt has further supported crop health. These favorable weather conditions have mitigated many potential risks to the crop, supporting the USDA increase in…