
China cuts Xinjiang cotton area as dry planting window tests groundwater policy
Beijing's 36-million-mu cap takes effect during a 31-day dry spell at Aksu, with ECMWF putting the odds of meaningful rain in the next two weeks at under 2 per cent
Sugar, coffee, cocoa, cotton, and other soft commodities
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Record arabica prices drove a $196m jump in invoice value while supply shrank, with the world's fourth-largest arabica producer riding the global benchmark rather than expanding output

The average Chinese consumer drank an estimated 22 cups of coffee in 2024. That figure compares with 405 cups in South Korea and 207 in Japan

Stocks of key crops still more than 25% below pre-pandemic levels and unlikely to normalize for years, according to a leading industry analyst

Global sugar prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2021 as favorable weather restored production in Brazil and India