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May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) this morning is down -0.44 (-2.09%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is down -8.90 (-1.48%). Sugar prices this morning tumbled to fresh 2-month lows. Rising sugar production in Brazil, the world's largest sugar producer, is bearish for prices. Last...

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) this morning is up +3.35 (+1.83%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) is up +46 (+1.46%). Coffee prices this morning are moderately higher, with arabica posting a 2-week high and robusta posting a 3-week high. Below-average rain in Brazil's coffee-growing regions is boosting coffee...

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May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) on Friday closed down -0.60 (-2.77%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed down -12.50 (-2.03%). Sugar prices Friday retreated for a second day and posted 2-month lows. A large delivery to settle the March NY sugar contract, which expired...

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) this morning is down -0.57 (-2.63%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is down -11.30 (-1.84%). Sugar prices today retreated for a second day and fell to 2-month lows. A large delivery to settle the March NY sugar contract, which...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Thursday closed down -1.43 (-5.96%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed down -19.90 (-3.13%). Sugar prices slumped on Thursday as weakness in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) sparked long liquidation in sugar futures. The real on Thursday dropped...

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) on Thursday closed up +2.60 (+1.43%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) closed up +51 (+1.68%). Coffee prices on Thursday settled moderately higher. The forecast for scant rain in Brazil over the next week supports arabica coffee prices. Robusta garnered support Thursday over smaller...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) this morning is down -1.23 (-5.12%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is down -17.60 (-2.77%). Sugar prices this morning are sharply lower. Weakness in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) sparked long liquidation in sugar futures today when the real...

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) this morning is up +1.65 (+0.91%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) is up +39 (+1.28%). Coffee prices this morning are posting moderate gains. The forecast for scant rain in Brazil over the next week supports arabica coffee prices. Robusta has garnered support over...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.17 (+0.71%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed up +3.30 (+0.52%). Sugar prices on Wednesday extended this week's gains, with NY sugar posting a 2-week high and London sugar posting a 1-week high. On Wednesday,...