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Sugar Prices Supported by Global Production Concerns

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is up +0.28 (+1.48%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +5.00 (+0.90%). Sugar prices today extended this week's rally to fresh 3-week highs. Sugar prices are seeing an increased risk premium from increasingly volatile weather globally, including...

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Sugar Prices Gain as Volatile Global Weather Poses Risks to Sugar Output

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) Tuesday closed up +0.08 (+0.43%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +3.50 (+0.63%). Sugar prices Tuesday rose to 3-week highs and closed moderately higher. Increasingly volatile weather globally, including in key sugar producers such as Brazil, India, and...

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Sugar Prices Weighed Down by Weakness in Crude and the Brazilian Real

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is down -0.10 (-0.53%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -0.20 (-0.04%). Sugar prices today fell back from 3-week highs and are moderately lower. Long liquidation emerged in sugar futures today after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL )...

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US dog breeder fined $35m after 4,000 beagles rescued from facility

Envigo bred dogs for animal testing but was found to be keeping them in unsanitary conditions and failing to provide vet care

Evening Standard

Sugar Rallies on Dollar Weakness

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Monday closed up +0.48 (+2.62%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +10.60 (+1.96%). Sugar prices rallied on Monday, with NY sugar climbing to a 2-1/2 week high. Monday's decline in the dollar index to a 2-week low...

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Dollar Weakness Sparks Short Covering in Sugar

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is up +0.51 (+2.79%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +11.50 (+2.12%). Sugar prices today are sharply higher, with NY sugar climbing to a 2-1/2 week high. Today's decline in the dollar index to a 2-week low...

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Best Trees For a Fence Line — Consider These Natural Beauties to Add Privacy to Your Boundary

Create a green screen around your property for a healthy, natural and beautiful fence line

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7 perennial flowers to plant in June – invest in these plants and they will reward you with beautiful blooms every year

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Sugar Closes Higher But Bearish Fundamentals Prevail

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) Friday closed up +0.11 (+0.60%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed +1.60 (+0.30%). Sugar prices Friday recovered modestly from the recent major lows due to some pre-weekend short-covering. Sugar prices Friday were undercut by news of higher Brazilian sugar...

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Sugar Trades Higher But Bearish Fundamentals Prevail

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is up +0.17 (+0.93%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +3.30 (+0.61%). Sugar prices are mildly higher on some pre-weekend short-covering as they consolidate mildly above the recent major lows. There was fresh bearish news Thursday when...

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Scientists are testing mRNA vaccines to protect cows and people against bird flu

The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines — akin to the shots deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Third person tested positive for bird flu in the US, CDC says

Farm worker who had contact with sick cows tests positive for H5N1, making it the second case detected in Michigan

The Guardian - US

Sugar Closes Lower as Monsoon Rains Arrive Early in India

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Thursday closed down -0.16 (-0.87%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -3.30 (-0.61%). Sugar prices posted moderate losses on Thursday as they consolidated above the major lows posted earlier this month. An early arrival of monsoon rains...

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Coffee Prices Post Moderate Gains on Global Crop Concerns

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) on Thursday closed up +3.55 (+1.55%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed up +93 (+2.23%). Coffee prices posted moderate gains on Thursday, with robusta climbing to a 1-month nearest-futures high. Coffee prices are supported by fears that excessive dryness in Brazil and Vietnam...

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Sugar Prices Slip as Monsoon Rains Arrive Early in India

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is down -0.17 (-0.93%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -2.80 (-0.52%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower but are consolidating above the major lows posted earlier this month. An early arrival of monsoon rains in India...

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Weather Concerns in Brazil and Vietnam Underpin Coffee Prices

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) today is up +2.70 (+1.18%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) is up +106 (+2.54%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher, with robusta climbing to a 1-month nearest-futures high. Coffee prices are supported by fears that excessive dryness in Brazil and Vietnam will damage...

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Can Beef Be ‘Low Carbon’? The USDA Thinks So

The agency rubber-stamped Tyson’s beef as “climate friendly,” but no one has seen the data behind the company’s claim.

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How avocado impacts the environment

"Over time, though, every serving of avocado toast takes a toll on Michoacán's land, forests and water supply"

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Sugar Prices Pressured by Strength in the Brazilian Real

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is down -0.44 (-2.35%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -10.10 (-1.82%). Sugar prices today are falling on weakness in the Brazilian real. The real today (^USDBRL ) fell to a 5-week low against the dollar, encouraging...

The Conversation

Avocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters

Consumers’ love for avocados in the United States seems to know no bounds. From 2001 through 2020, consumption of this fruit laden with healthy fats tripled nationwide, rising to over 8 pounds per person yearly.

The Guardian - US

As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk

Officials are incentivizing testing, but experts say workers need protective equipment and paid sick leave to limit spread

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Sugar Rallies on Signs of Improved Demand

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.32 (+1.74%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +7.60 (+1.39%). Sugar prices posted moderate gains on Tuesday, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-1/2 week high. Sugar moved higher on signs that the recent...

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Sugar Climbs on Signs of Improved Demand

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is up +0.31 (+1.68%) on Tuesday, and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +7.30 (+1.34%). Sugar prices today are moderately high, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-1/2 week high. Sugar prices are higher on signs that the...

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The best plants for zone 8 – expert advice on the vegetables, native perennials and flowers that will thrive

Expert advice on what to plant in US hardiness zone 8

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