Arabicas plunge

Arabica coffee futures on ICE slid to a 22-month low for the second straight day on investor concern …

June 1st, 2012 | » Category Coffee | Leave a Comment

Time may have come to cash in lucrative coffee bet

Investors in one of the most profitable trades in soft commodities – a short arabica, long robusta…

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Ghana Cocoa Harvest Set for Mid-Crop Boost as Weather Improves

Ghana’s cocoa-industry regulator expects to reach the crop harvest target…

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Max Havelaar Fairtrade shows good turnover

La vente des produits certifiés par la fondation a généré en Suisse un chiffre d’affaires en hausse …

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Dubai refinery buys Indian sugar over Brazil for cost advantages

The Dubai al-Khaleej refinery bought at least 300,000 tons of Indian sugars…

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U.S. wheat falls for third day, corn firm on weather

U.S. wheat futures fell for a third straight day on Thursday, hit by concerns about Europe’s…

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Russia’s Southern Winter Grains Yield Falls 20-25% From 2011

Russia’s southern winter grain yields are expected to drop 20 to 25 percent from last…

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Euro continue to fall against dollar

L’euro reprenait sa chute face au dollar jeudi, au plus bas depuis l’été 2010, et dégringolait …

June 1st, 2012 | » Category Others | Leave a Comment

NY juice settles up on storm buying; down 21 pct on month

Orange juice futures finished higher Thursday on buying by small speculators as players…

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Brazil reports surplus orange record

A record orange crop, the falling of orange juice exports in the world and stocks that are …

June 1st, 2012 | » Category Fruits for Industry | Leave a Comment

Ecuador: Sigatoka puts banana producers at risk

Following the harsh winter, banana producers now face the black sigatoka fungus. High levels…

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Better Californian walnut harvest needed to match demand

THIS year’s high prices for US walnuts testified that larger crops will continue to be needed…

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Potatoes France: “find solutions to resolve a crisis”

Pour conjurer la « crise » actuelle de la pomme de terre, l’interprofession doit agir, estime la …

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Arabica coffee hits 22-month low

Arabica coffee futures fell Wednesday, hitting a 22-month low and US cocoa sank to a 4-1/2…

May 31st, 2012 | » Category Coffee | Leave a Comment

Vietnam nudges up ’12 coffee export forecast to 1.29mn Tonnes

Vietnam could export 1.29 million tonnes, or 21.5 million bags, of coffee this year,…

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Africa increases stranglehold on world cocoa trade

Africa has increased its stranglehold on the cocoa industry by emerging as the top processor…

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