The latest bout of volatility in the coffee market is set to linger, complicating the outlook for consumers hoping to see lower prices, according to Italian roaster Luigi Lavazza SpA.

A sudden burst of extreme price volatility in the coffee market has caught traders and analysts off-guard and left them bracing for more instability.

South Korea is looking at creating an investment fund using excess tax revenue fueled by its burgeoning semiconductor sector to finance long-term economic growth, a senior government official said.

South Korea is looking at creating an investment fund using excess tax revenue fueled by its burgeoning semiconductor sector to finance long-term economic growth, a senior government official said.

The cocoa crop in top grower Ivory Coast could fall by about a fifth in the next season as the number of pods on trees lags, risking tighter global supplies, according to traders surveyed by Bloomberg.

Moreton Capital Partners is shifting focus to extreme weather.

The growing threat posed by a so-called “super El Niño” to global food supplies is spurring the creation of a new commodities fund.

Coffee traders are betting Brazil’s record harvest will ease a global supply crunch, but farmers in the world’s top grower are in no hurry to sell beans, squeezing supplies in consuming countries.

Sugar futures fluctuated in New York as traders weighed ample Brazilian supplies against mounting El Niño risks that could tighten global supplies later this year.

Ghana is planning to raise $1 billion through domestic bonds to fund cocoa purchases from farmers, part of an overhaul of the way it delivers the commodity to global buyers.

The European Commission’s plan to curb some duty-free sugar imports to bolster prices is pitting beet growers against cane refiners and multinational food giants, in a dispute that risks undermining the region’s competitiveness.

Some of the world’s top coffee traders and roasters are starting an initiative to map farms around the globe, in a bid to help tackle deforestation and keep the European market open for millions of growers.

The collapse in cocoa futures is stoking optimism among some industry players that the pace of processing will improve as cheaper beans filter through the supply chain, easing the price of candy bars.

Global sugar prices are rebounding after a prolonged slump, as the war in Iran squeezes supplies from a major refining hub, boosting sales from producers outside the Middle East.

Few coffee drinkers recognize the name Neumann Kaffee Gruppe. Yet the Hamburg-based trader handles about one in every eight beans consumed worldwide — from jars in supermarket aisles to espresso bars in New York, Shanghai and Rome.

White sugar hit the highest level since October as a rally in oil prices and the ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz stoked fears about supplies across the Middle East as well as shipments from the region.

Robusta coffee steadied after falling to a seven-month low on expectations of record Brazilian output of high-end arabica beans, which could ease demand for the cheaper variety.

The UK government is preparing targeted support to help lower-income households with soaring energy bills as oil prices, fueled by the Iran war, exceed $100 a barrel.

Arabica coffee futures fell as much as 3.2% on expectations that top producer Brazil could produce a bumper 2026-27 crop.

Some traders have resumed buying cocoa from top grower Ivory Coast after the local regulator agreed to sell at par with global prices, a shift from a policy that led to a standoff with buyers and left hundreds of thousands of tons unsold.