The Latest Breaking News from USDA

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) Friday closed up +10.05 (+4.03%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX24 ) closed up +190 (+3.74%). Coffee prices Friday rallied sharply, with Dec arabica and Nov robusta posting contract highs, while nearest-futures (U24) robusta soared to a record high. Coffee prices rallied on adverse global...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.14 (+0.73%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is up +8.40 (+1.56%). Sugar prices today are moving higher for a third session, with NY sugar posting a 1-week high and London sugar posting a 2-week high. Sugar...

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) today is up +2.70 (+1.09%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX24 ) is up +86 (+1.72%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher, with robusta posting a 1-1/2 week high. Coffee prices are climbing due to concern that adverse global weather events will curb coffee production....

Should all U.S. public school students be able to eat breakfast and lunch at no cost, regardless of their family’s income? The federal government temporarily made that possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, some states have taken it upon themselves to make it happen on a permanent basis. The…

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Wednesday closed up +0.26 (+1.41%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed up +10.50 (+2.02%). Sugar prices Wednesday posted moderate gains. Wednesday's rally of more than +2% in crude oil prices (CLV24) sparked short covering in sugar futures. Sugar prices...

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) Wednesday closed down -0.55 (-0.22%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX24 ) closed up +111 (+2.27%). Coffee prices Wednesday settled mixed, with robusta posting a 1-1/2 week high. Arabica coffee was under pressure Wednesday on larger exports from Brazil after Cecafe reported late Tuesday that...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.15 (+0.81%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is up +7.80 (+1.50%). Sugar prices today are moderately higher. Today's rally of more than +2% in crude oil prices (CLV24) has sparked short covering in sugar futures. On...

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) today is down -1.35 (-0.55%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX24 ) is up +69 (+1.41%). Coffee prices today are mixed. Arabica coffee is under pressure today on larger exports from Brazil after Cecafe reported late Tuesday that Brazil's Aug green coffee exports rose +1.4%...

Early this week, I had the privilege of moderating a panel discussion on global grain supply and demand and outlook at Barchart's Grain Merchandising & Technology Conference in Orlando.