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March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Friday closed up +0.61 (+2.88%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +10.80 (+1.96%). Sugar prices Friday jumped to 1-week highs and settled sharply higher after updated weather forecasts called for below-normal rain over the next week in Brazil's...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Friday closed up +16.75 (+5.34%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed up +258 (+5.27%). Coffee prices on Friday rallied sharply for a second day. Concerns that future coffee supplies will remain tight are boosting prices. The Vietnam General Statistics Office reported that Vietnam...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.54 (+2.55%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +10.80 (+1.96%). Sugar prices today jumped to 1-week highs after 10-day weather forecasts called for below-normal rain in Brazil's Center-South, the country's main sugar-growing region. Sugar output...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +14.10 (+4.50%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) is up +243 (+4.96%). Coffee prices today are sharply higher for a second day. Concerns that future coffee supplies will remain tight are underpinning prices. The Vietnam General Statistics Office reported that Vietnam...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Thursday closed down -0.06 (-0.28%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed down -0.20 (-0.07%). Sugar prices posted modest losses on Thursday and remained under pressure due to improved global sugar supplies. On Monday, NY sugar posted a 2-1/2 month...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Thursday closed up +9.80 (+3.23%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed up +125 (+2.62%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Thursday as they recovered more of this week's sharp losses. The weakness in the dollar on Thursday spurred some short-covering in coffee futures. Robusta...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.03 (-0.14%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +0.60 (+0.11%). Sugar prices today are little changed as they consolidate above Monday's significant lows. Today's weaker dollar fueled some mild short covering in sugar futures. On...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +9.05 (+2.98%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) is up +97 (+2.03%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher as they recover more of this week's sharp losses. Weakness in the dollar today spurred some short-covering in coffee futures. Robusta also has...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Wednesday closed down -0.11 (-0.51%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed down -2.80 (-0.51%). Sugar prices posted moderate losses on Wednesday but remained above Monday's significant lows. On Monday, NY sugar posted a 2-1/2 month low, and London sugar...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Wednesday closed up +8.20 (+2.77%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed up +144 (+3.11%). Coffee prices rose sharply Wednesday, recovering some of the significant losses from Tuesday and Monday. Wednesday's dollar weakness sparked some short-covering in coffee futures. Robusta also rose Wednesday on...