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September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) Thursday closed up +1.30 (+0.53%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +99 (+2.21%). Coffee prices posted moderate gains on Thursday, with Sep arabica and Sep robusta posting contract highs. Coffee prices have rallied sharply this week due to concern that drier-than-normal conditions...

"It is ill-advised to weaken SNAP and the commodity programs as it will only deepen America’s hunger crisis"

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.37 (-1.87%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -5.40 (-0.97%). Sugar prices today are sharply lower, with NY falling to a 2-week low. Ramped-up sugar output in Brazil is bearish for prices after Unica reported...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is up +3.55 (+1.46%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is up +110 (+2.46%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher, with Sep arabica and Sep robusta posting contract highs. Also, nearest-future July robusta posted an all-time high, and nearest-future July arabica posted a...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.19 (+0.97%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +4.10 (+0.74%). Sugar prices recovered from early losses on Wednesday and settled moderately higher. Short covering emerged in sugar futures Wednesday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Wednesday closed down -6.40 (-2.56%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed down -157 (-3.39%). Coffee prices Wednesday closed sharply lower as they gave back some of this week's sharp gains and consolidated the recent rally. Losses in robusta coffee accelerated Wednesday on...

Live cattle are falling again on Wednesday, as contracts are down 30 to 97 cents. Cash action has been light with some $188 sales in Kansas and Texas this week, with more Wednesday bids creeping in at $188. Northern trade is still not reported. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.40 (+2.04%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +9.20 (+1.66%). Sugar prices today recovered from early losses and are moderately higher. Short covering emerged in sugar futures today after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) climbed...

SNAP cuts, little regulation, the project’s proposal for the Department of Agriculture is a race to the bottom

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is down -6.10 (-2.44%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -153 (-3.30%). Coffee prices today are moderately lower as they give back some of this week's sharp gains and consolidate the recent rally. Losses in robusta coffee accelerated today on a...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Tuesday closed up +15.55 (+6.63%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +286 (+6.58%). Coffee prices Tuesday rallied sharply for a second day, with Sep arabica and Sep robusta posting contract highs. Also, nearest-future July robusta posted an all-time high, and nearest-future...