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First case of bird flu in domestic cattle in the U.S. raises concerns about virus transmission and human infection risk.

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.13 (+0.60%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed up +8.90 (+1.44%). Sugar prices Wednesday rebounded from 1-week lows and rallied moderately higher as strength in the Brazilian real sparked short covering in sugar futures. The...

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.65 (-0.36%), and ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) closed down -39 (-1.16%). Coffee prices on Wednesday gave up an early advance and retreated as ICE coffee supplies rebounded. ICE arabica coffee inventories climbed to an 8-month high Wednesday of 544,766 bags,...

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) this morning is up +0.08 (+0.37%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is up +6.00 (+0.97%). Sugar prices this morning rebounded from 1-week lows and are moderately higher as strength in the Brazilian real sparked short covering in sugar futures....

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.52 (-2.35%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed down -8.10 (-1.29%). Sugar prices Tuesday posted moderate losses as weakness in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) sparked long liquidation in sugar futures. The real on Tuesday...

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) on Tuesday closed up +1.30 (+0.72%), and ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) closed up +11 (+0.33%). Coffee prices on Tuesday recovered from early losses and closed moderately higher as updated forecasts for limited rain in Brazil sparked short-covering in coffee futures. Also, a recovery in...

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) this morning is down -0.57 (-2.57%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is down -10.20 (-1.62%). Sugar prices this morning are moderately lower as weakness in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) sparked long liquidation in sugar futures. The real today...

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) this morning is down -1.50 (-0.83%), and ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) is down -27 (-0.81%). Coffee prices this morning are moderately lower, with arabica falling to a 2-month low. A jump in current coffee supplies is undercutting prices as ICE arabica inventories jumped to...

Learn about the rise in U.S. farms using contract workers and the challenges they face in labor conditions and climate change.

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24) on Monday closed up +0.04 (+0.18%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed up +4.60 (+0.74%). Sugar prices on Monday rallied to 2-week highs due to the strength of gasoline prices. April gasoline (RBJ24 ) on Monday jumped to a 6-month...

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) on Monday closed down -1.20 (-0.66%), and ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) closed up +35 (+1.06%). Coffee prices on Monday settled mixed, with robusta posting a 1-week high. Weakness in the Brazilian real undercuts arabica coffee prices after the real (^USDBRL ) Monday tumbled to...