date:Feb 24, 2014
f crop shortfalls in Brazil that are driving the price up. According to Brazilian weather service Somar Meteorologica, the months of January and February were the driest for 30 years. By Friday on ICE Futures US, Arabica for delivery in May stood at 172.20 US cents a pound compared with 141 cents a week earlier. On Liffe, Robusta for May traded at $1,972 a tonne compared with $1,802.
SUGAR: Prices advanced to their highest levels in about two months on Wednesday, plagued by drought conditions