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Sugar Prices Weighed Down by an Improving Supply Outlook

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Friday closed up +0.04 (+0.23%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -4.10 (-0.83%). Sugar prices on Friday extended their month-long selloff, with July NY sugar posting a 3-3/4 year nearest-futures low and London sugar posting a 2-week low....

Barchart · May 2, 2025

Coffee Prices Consolidated This Week's Gains

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) Friday closed up +0.75 (+0.19%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) closed up +165 (+3.22%). Coffee prices on Friday settled higher but remained below Tuesday's highs. On Tuesday, arabica coffee rose to a 2-1/2 month high, and robusta posted a 5-week high on concern...

Barchart · May 2, 2025

Improving Supply Prospects Weigh on Sugar Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.05 (-0.29%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -4.40 (-0.89%). Sugar prices today extended their month-long selloff, with July NY sugar posting a 3-3/4 year nearest-futures low and London sugar posting a 2-week low. The...

Barchart · May 2, 2025

Demand Concerns Hammer Coffee Prices

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) today is down -17.90 (-4.47%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is down -242 (-4.51%). Coffee prices today sank to 1-week lows and are sharply lower. Coffee prices fell on concern that higher tariffs will boost coffee prices and dampen demand. Several global commodity...

Barchart · May 1, 2025

Sugar Prices Fall on Higher Brazil Sugar Output

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) Wednesday closed down -0.16 (-0.91%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -4.00 (-0.81%). Sugar prices on Wednesday extended this week’s decline, with NY sugar falling to a 2-1/2 year nearest-futures low and London sugar posting a 2-week low....

Barchart · Apr 30, 2025

Lower Brazil Coffee Crop Estimates Underpin Prices

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.95 (+0.24%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) closed up +71 (+1.34%). Coffee prices on Wednesday settled moderately higher as they consolidated below Tuesday's highs. On Tuesday, arabica coffee rose to a 2-1/2 month high, and robusta posted a 1-month high...

Barchart · Apr 30, 2025

Sugar Prices Tumble on the Outlook for Higher Brazil Sugar Production

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) Tuesday closed down -0.22 (-1.23%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -8.50 (-1.68%). Sugar prices on Tuesday retreated, with NY sugar posting a 2-1/2 year nearest-futures low. The outlook for higher Brazil sugar production is undercutting prices after...

Barchart · Apr 29, 2025

Demand Concerns Weigh on Coffee Prices

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) Tuesday closed down -10.25 (-2.50%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) closed down -115 (-2.12%). Coffee prices on Tuesday gave up an early advance and fell sharply on concern that coffee demand would suffer after the US Apr consumer confidence fell to a nearly...

Barchart · Apr 29, 2025

Sugar Prices Slump on the Outlook for Larger Global Supplies

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) today is down -0.28 (-1.57%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -8.20 (-1.62%). Sugar prices today are sliding, with NY sugar posting a 2-1/2 year nearest-futures low. Higher Brazil sugar production is undercutting prices after Conab today raised...

Barchart · Apr 29, 2025

Coffee Prices Retreat on Demand Concerns

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) today is down -8.10 (-1.98%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is down -110 (-2.03%). Coffee prices today gave up an early advance and fell sharply on concern that coffee demand will suffer after US Apr consumer confidence fell to a nearly 5-year low,...

Barchart · Apr 29, 2025