U.S.D.A. says food prices to rise 2.5% to 3.5% in 2014
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - The all-food component of the Consumer Price Index was forecast to rise 2.5% to 3.5% Full Story
Category: Miscellaneous
(Food Business News) - The all-food component of the Consumer Price Index was forecast to rise 2.5% to 3.5% Full Story
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - Although the global sugar supply remains in excess, the surplus is shrinking, while the U.S. supply picture appears less clear, according to speakers at the International Sweetener Colloquium in Dana Point on Feb. 24. Full Story
(Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures eased on Tuesday from a more than five-month high hit in the previous session as Full Story
(Bloomberg) - Wheat rose to the highest in more than two months on speculation freezing temperatures in the Full Story
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Sugar
(AgriMoney) - The weather gods appear to have long bets on agricultural commodities. Full Story
Category: Sugar
(Wall Street Journal) - Sugar and coffee prices rose to multi-month highs on Monday as a drought in Brazil fueled concerns about smaller crops from the world's biggest exporter of these commodities. Full Story
(Businessweek) - Palm oil traded near the highest level in 17 months on speculation that excess rain in Brazil may Full Story
(Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures firmed for a third session to hit a fresh five-month high as unfavorable weather in Brazil Full Story
Category: Sugar
(Businessweek) - Sugar shipments from Thailand, the second-biggest exporter, will surge 22 percent to a record this Full Story
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2015, was projected at 2,188,000 short tons, raw value, up 20% from the February forecast of 1,825,000 tons for carryover on Oct. 1, 2014, according to data released at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum on Feb. 21. Full Story