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ICE Raw Sugar slips on March 11th-Coffee Futures Market hits a two-year High

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, The ICE Arabica coffee futures market continued its strong rally on Tuesday, hitting a two-year high as there was insufficient rainfall in parts of the Brazilian coffee belt, while Robusta coffee rose to an one-year high.

Cocoa futures in New York and London rose to two-and-a-half-year highs, driven by technical buying. Sugar declines.

ICE- Arabica coffee rose 2.25 cents, or 1.1%, to $2.0565 a pound in May, hitting a two-year high of $2.0890.

When some parts of the Brazilian coffee bean belt receive much-needed rainfall, there is no rain in other areas, and rainfall is still expected to be lower than normal.

Brazil's Robusta coffee-growing area has not been affected by the dry weather.

London International Financial Futures and options Exchange (LIFFE)-May Robusta coffee closed up $33, or 1.5%, at $2180 a tonne, hitting an one-year high of $2195.

Cocoa futures rose to multi-year highs on the back of expected global shortages in 2013 / 14 and stop-loss orders for ICE- May contracts above $3000.

ICE- may cocoa futures closed up $22, or 0.7%, at $3006 a tonne, hitting an intraday high of $3027 since September 2011. Liffe- May cocoa futures closed up 18 pounds, or 1%, at 1878 a tonne.

ICE- may raw sugar closed down 19 cents, or 1%, at 18.03 cents. Liffe- May White Sugar (4872,-16.00 mairelle 0.33%) closed down $7.10, or 1.5%, at $471.00 per tonne.

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