The Latest Breaking News from USDA

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December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) on Thursday closed down -6.35 (-2.55%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24) closed down -51 (-1.03%). Coffee prices Thursday closed lower after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) fell to a 2-week low against the dollar, fueling long liquidation in coffee futures. The weaker real is...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Thursday closed up +0.20 (+1.13%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed up +6.50 (+1.29%). Sugar prices Thursday moved higher after Conab, Brazil's government crop forecasting agency, cut its 2024/25 Brazil Center South sugar production estimate to 42 MMT from...

Black farmers lost an estimated $326 billion worth of land due to discriminatory lending practices from the USDA

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.24 (+1.36%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is up +8.40 (+1.660%). Sugar prices today are moderately higher after Conab, Brazil's government forecasting agency, cut its 2024/25 Brazil Center South sugar production estimate to 42 MMT from...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is down -3.60 (-1.44%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -67 (-1.35%). Coffee prices today are moderately lower after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL) fell to a 2-week low against the dollar, fueling long liquidation in coffee futures. The weaker real is...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.08 (+0.46%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed up +3.10 (+0.62%). Sugar prices on Wednesday posted moderate gains as a slump in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 7-1/2 month low, which sparked some...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Wednesday closed unchanged, and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +75 (+1.54%). Coffee prices Wednesday settled mixed, with robusta posting an all-time high. Arabica coffee Wednesday gave up early gains and closed unchanged after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) fell to a...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.07 (+0.40%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is up +3.40 (+0.68%). Sugar prices today are posting modest gains as a slump in the dollar index to a 7-1/2 month low has sparked some light short covering...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is up +1.45 (+0.58%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is up +81 (+1.66%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher, with robusta posting an all-time high. Coffee prices are higher on adverse weather conditions in Brazil and Vietnam that threaten global coffee crops....

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Tuesday closed down -0.45 (-2.50%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -11.20 (-2.18%). Sugar prices Tuesday posted sharp losses, with NY sugar falling to a 1-3/4 year nearest-futures low and London sugar dropping to a 2-1/2 year low....