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  • August 18, 2026

Rising Imports Offset Weaker US Sugar Production Forecasts

Insight Focus The US sugar market maintains a firm tone on weather con...

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  • August 17, 2026

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 17th August 2026

  ICE Futures U.S. Sugar No.11 Contract Settlement (cUS$/lb) Open...

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  • August 17, 2026

Futures and Market Data: 17th August 2026

Insight Focus Speculators have added heavily to their No.11 long posit...

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  • August 14, 2026

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 14th August 2026

  ICE Futures U.S. Sugar No.11 Contract Settlement (cUS$/lb) Open...

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  • August 14, 2026

Advance Bookings Recommended For Key Container Routes in August

Insight Focus Container freight rates peaked in early July. This was d...

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  • August 14, 2026

Lower Production Increases the Global Sugar Deficit

Insight Focus  We forecast that the world will produce 0.9m tonne...

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  • August 13, 2026

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 13th August 2026

  ICE Futures U.S. Sugar No.11 Contract Settlement (cUS$/lb) Open...

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  • August 13, 2026

US Ethanol Demand Strengthens at Home and Abroad

Insight Focus US ethanol exports and domestic demand continue to stren...

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  • August 13, 2026

US Ethanol Demand Strengthens at Home and Abroad

Insight Focus US ethanol exports and domestic demand continue to stren...

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  • August 4, 2026

US Sugar Prices Firm as Drought Concerns Persist

Insight Focus US sugar prices stayed firm amid growing crop concerns. ...

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  • July 30, 2026

Are Dairy Commodities Cheap or Expensive?

Insight Focus Are dairy markets expensive or cheap relative to history...

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  • July 27, 2026

How GLP-1 Drugs Are Changing Food Products

Insight Focus In our last update, we reported that GLP-1 uptake was ac...

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  • May 28, 2026

Momentum Slowly Returns to US Sugar Market

Insight Focus The US cash sugar market saw increased activity last wee...

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  • April 17, 2026

E15 Growth Surges Despite Stalled Washington Legislation

Insight Focus Year-round E15 sales still face setbacks in 2026. Legisl...

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Sugar

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 17th August 2026

  • August 17, 2026

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Futures and Market Data: 17th August 2026

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Ethanol

CS Brazil: Sugar or Ethanol? 12th August 2026

  • August 12, 2026

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Ethanol

India: Sugar vs Ethanol? 28th July 2026

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  • June 26, 2020

Daily Market Price Update and Commentary 26th June 2020

Initial stability proved to be short-lived as the market soon slipped ...

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  • June 26, 2020

Weekly Wheat Wonders: The Lull Before the Storm

The world’s wheat markets have been more stable again this week. The...

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  • June 26, 2020

Five Dairy Charts You Should Be Watching Right Now

Some Useful Acronyms: SMP (Skimmed Milk Powder), FFMP (Full Fat Milk P...

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  • June 25, 2020

Daily Market Price Update and Commentary 25th June 2020

Another incredibly slow morning saw the market repeat a now familiar p...

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  • June 23, 2020

Coronavirus Port Restrictions Update – 23rd June 2020

Shipping operations have been largely affected by COVID-19. The moveme...

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  • June 22, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 22nd June 2020

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

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  • June 19, 2020

Weekly Wheat Wonders: Prices Continue Down, Are Buyers Now More Interested?

618 words / 3 minute reading time Prices have been under pressure with...

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  • June 18, 2020

Fruit Juice Focus: COVID-19 – Crisis Response

ALGERIA Slim Othmani, President of NCA-Rouiba in Algeria We have almos...

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  • June 17, 2020

United Molasses Commentary: Common Sense Returning to the Cane Market

376 words / 2 minute reading time  Once it became clear earlier t...

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  • June 15, 2020

Coronavirus Port Restrictions Update – 15th June 2020

2,063 words / 10 minute reading time The coronavirus has impacted port...

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  • June 15, 2020

Czarnikow Corn Outlook H2 June 2020

Price Action       Market Commentary Despite ...

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  • June 15, 2020

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 15th June 2020

Corn Futures Commerical PositioningCorn Futures Speculative Positionin...

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