Cocoa Drops in London After European Grind Data; Sugar Declines

Cocoa fell after bean processing in Europe, the biggest consuming region, trailed market expectations in the second quarter.
Grinding in Europe dropped 0.7 percent in the three months ended June 30 from a year earlier, the Brussels-based European Cocoa Association said on its website today. That ...

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Indonesia Coffee-Exports Drop Seen Raising Crop Concerns

Coffee shipments from Sumatra, Indonesia, the world’s third-biggest grower of the robusta variety, dropped 41 percent in June, raising concerns about the size of the crop, according to Volcafe Ltd.
About 50 to 70 percent of the nation’s highland crops were harvested and production so far appears ...

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