date:Feb 10, 2014
s Pugh, economist at the Capital Economics consultancy.
Indeed, the country had the hottest January on record... What's more, this dry weather is expected to continue over the next few weeks, raising fears that output of these crops could be severely reduced by drought. As Brazil produces over a third of global coffee supplies and almost a quarter of the world's sugar, any disruption to output there could have a significant impact on world markets, he added.
By Friday on Liffe, the price of