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July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) on Friday closed down -0.14 (-0.86%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -1.00 (-0.21%). NY sugar prices on Friday fell to a new 4-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have fallen over the past 2-1/2 months due to expectations...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is unchanged, and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is up +0.30 (+0.06%). Sugar prices today are little changed, with NY sugar consolidating above Thursday's 4-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have been in a two-month downtrend due to expectations of...

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) today is up +1.50 (+0.43%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is up +34 (+0.77%). July arabica coffee prices today fell to a new 2-week low before rebounding higher on some pre-weekend short covering. Meanwhile, July robusta prices fell to a new 7-month low...

We’ve all been there—dinner ends, and a container of leftover roasted chicken or beef goes into the fridge. But how long can that cooked meat actually stay safe to eat? Eat it too late, and you risk foodborne illness; eat it too soon, and you waste money and flavor. This…

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Thursday closed down -0.15 (-0.91%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -6.50 (-1.37%). Sugar prices retreated on Thursday, with NY sugar posting a 4-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have been in a two-month downtrend due to expectations of...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.08 (-0.49%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -5.30 (-1.12%). Sugar prices are falling today, with NY sugar posting a 4-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have been in a two-month downtrend due to expectations of...

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) today is down -3.90 (-1.11%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is down -4 (-0.09%). Coffee prices today are moving lower, with arabica and robusta posting 1-week lows. Coffee prices remain under pressure from Brazil's coffee harvest. Brazil's Cooxupe coffee co-op announced Tuesday that...