Sugar Prices Decline as India Ramps Up Sugar Production

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.11 (-0.75%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -2.70 (-0.64%). Sugar prices extended this week’s sell-off on Thursday, with NY sugar falling to a 1-month low and London sugar dropping to a 2-month low. Strength…

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Limited Rain Chances in Brazil Boost Coffee Prices

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Thursday closed up +2.10 (+0.59%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) closed up +48 (+1.21%). Coffee prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and settled higher after updated weather forecasts reduced the likelihood of rain in Brazil’s coffee-growing areas over the next week. Coffee…

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Weak Global Demand Hammers Cocoa Prices

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Thursday closed down -124 (-2.44%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -86 (-2.30%). This week’s slump in cocoa prices continued on Thursday, with NY cocoa sinking to a nearly 2-year low and London cocoa falling to a 1.5-month low. Signs…

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Dollar Gains on Strong US Economic News and Hawkish Fed Comments

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 6-week high on Thursday and finished up by +0.26%. The dollar is moving higher today on better-than-expected US economic news. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 6-week low, and the Jan Empire and Jan Philadelphia Fed business outlook surveys rose more…

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