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The mid-sized coffee merchant Central do Cafe in Brazil's Minas Gerais state suspended operations temporarily starting this week, seeking to renegotiate its debts, according to a note shared by ...

HAZLETON, PA. — Cargill is planning to halt production at its cocoa and chocolate facility in Hazleton, Pa., in May. Production is expected to shift to other Cargill plants in North America, where the ...

Disruptive weather linked to climate change has dented coffee bean supplies, which industry experts warn could soon leave a bitter taste in consumers’ mouths.

Arabica coffee futures are expected to fall by around 30% by the end of 2025, with recent record high prices expected to curb demand and early signs pointing to a bumper Brazilian crop next year, a ...

India has exported up to 500,000 metric tons of sugar so far this season, but the pace is already slowing, and it may struggle to fulfil the one million tons allowed by the government, trade and ...

Coffee futures in New York rose more than 6% on Monday in the ICE exchange to a fresh all-time high above $4.30 per pound, with some market participants citing panic in the market amid limited coffee ...

Global food commodity prices fell in January, led by sharp declines in sugar and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.

The Brazilian coffee industry is worried that sky-high coffee prices are leading some companies to expand offerings of what it calls fake coffee in the local market, as they seek to attract consumers ...

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The relentless coffee price rally continued on Thursday as arabica futures on the ICE exchange hit a new record approaching $4 per lb on extremely tight supplies and fears over the outlook for the ...

Global arabica coffee prices hit record highs above $3.60 per lb on Wednesday as Brazil, by far the world's largest producer, has few beans left to sell and as worries over its upcoming harvest ...

India's coffee exports are expected to decline more than 10% in 2025 due to lower production and reduced carry-forward stocks from last season's crop, even as beans fetch record high prices, industry ...

Arabica coffee futues surged to a record high on Monday on worries supply risks due to US tariff threat against Colombia. Futures in New York rose as much as 0.9 per cent on Monday and are up more ...

The chair of a British parliamentary committee said on Friday that British consumers and investors wanted the truth on whether products with cotton from China's Xinjiang province were sold by online ...

Indian traders are struggling to sign export contracts even after New Delhi allowed the export of 1 million metric tons as mills are seeking a hefty premium over London prices, which overseas buyers ...

Thai businesses are expected to incur up to 1 billion baht ($29.5 million) in losses from China's ban on sugar syrup and premixed powder exports from the Southeast Asian nation, with shipments left ...

NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Coffee rose by more than 4% on Wednesday, supported by a lower production outlook in Brazil, the world's largest producer, while white sugar rebounded from multi-year lows ...

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PARIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - White sugar futures rose on Wednesday but remained close to a three-year low hit in the previous session, pressured by news of India's return to the export trade market, ...

Raw sugar futures fell to a five-month low on ICE on Tuesday as news of India's return to the export trade hung over the market, while cocoa futures posted strong gains.

Ghana has delayed the delivery of 370,000 metric tons of cocoa in the 2023/24 season due to poor output, its food and agribusiness minister-designate told a parliamentary committee Monday, up from the ...

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Rains were scarce in most of top grower Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions last week and more are needed to boost the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday.

Sugar prices hit their lowest in more than three years on Monday on news that India, the world's second largest producer of the sweetener, will allow 1 million metric tons of sugar exports in the ...

India has allowed mills to export 1 million metric tons of sugar during the current season to September 2025, the food minister said on Monday.

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India is set to allow exports of 1 million metric tons of sugar during the current season, government and industry sources said, to help mills export surplus stocks from the world's second biggest ...

Cocoa futures on ICE closed sharply lower on Thursday after data on fourth-quarter demand for the chocolate ingredient came in worse than expected. White sugar rallied off Wednesday's three-year ...

Edible oil prices were mixed in 2024. Nearby March soybean oil futures fell 16% despite strong export sales early in the marketing year. Cash palm oil prices soared 37% and were in rare territory ...

The Ugandan shilling firmed on Wednesday, boosted by inflows of hard currency from exporters of commodities like coffee, cocoa and gold, traders said.