Agriculture & Softs Commodity News

Agricultural & Softs Commodity News

Indian harvest hopes sink sugar prices

Source: Financial Times, 10th March 2010

Sugar prices tumbled on Wednesday, extending the slide to a second session following reports on Tuesday suggesting a better-than-expected outlook for India's production this season.

Sugar suffers as India raises output estimate

Source: Financial Times, 9th March 2010

Sugar prices endured another pounding on Tuesday after estimates for India's production this season were revised higher.

Sugar slides on report of Indian output recovery

Source: Financial Times, 2nd March 2010

The sugar market's correction threatened to descend into a rout on Tuesday as prices dropped sharply for a second session.

Delayed buying sees sugar drop

Source: Financial Times, 26th February 2010

Sugar prices plunged 11 per cent this week, as countries including Egypt and Pakistan delayed buying.

Delayed buying pushes sugar to eight-week low

Source: Financial Times, 26th February 2010

Sugar prices plunged 11 per cent this week, as countries including Egypt and Pakistan delayed buying.

Further price falls dissolve sugar's rally

Source: Financial Times, 23rd February 2010

The sugar market's extraordinary rally appeared to have dissolved on Tuesday as prices extended their correction after a sharp fall in the previous session.

Further price falls dissolve sugar's rally

Source: Financial Times, 23rd February 2010

The sugar market's extraordinary rally appeared to have dissolved on Tuesday as prices extended their correction after a sharp fall in the previous session.

Expect more US-China farm trade tension

Washington, 21 February 2010

Chinese farm exports are set to become a greater source of trade tension as China boosts its production and becomes a bigger player in world markets for labor-intensive crops, a U.S. agricultural economist said on Friday.

Brazilian producers of ethanol agree to merge

London, 19 February 2010

Two Brazilian sugar and ethanol producers on Thursday agreed to merge to create what they hope will be the country’s biggest biofuels company. The agreement, to create a group with total investments of R$7.3bn ($4bn) by 2012, follows a $12bn deal this month between Royal Dutch Shell and Cosan of Brazil.

USDA projects big crops, China demand insatiable

Washington, 19 February 2010

US farmers can expect a record corn crop this year and another huge soybean harvest, with China a hungry buyer again and possibly on track to become the number one export market for U.S. agriculture in the next few years.