As of April 2009, the Food and Agriculture Organization food price index had risen for the third consecutive month. The composite index, comprised of the weighted index values for 55 commodities, has come off significantly since this time of last year and is now roughly in the same territory as it was back in mid [...]

There continues to be more interest in World Sugar, as Monday’s trading is still holding on above the 15 cent mark for Jul09. Despite the lower close, bearish demand news and weaker technical indicators on Friday, Monday started off stronger. It appears that the short crop in India will force the world’s second [...]

The forecast for favorable weather across much of the US Midwest is helping grains start the week lower. A warmer and drier pattern will help many of the regions that have been hindered by suboptimal weather over the last few weeks. Even with the improvement in the weather outlook, soils are still pretty wet, and [...]

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After reaching the mid 15- cent level last Thursday, fueled in part by last week’s broad rally in commodities, Jul09 sugar moved down slightly on Friday; the follow through from this is keeping trading around 15.3 in early trading on Monday. The BR real is now at the highest levels it has seen in [...]