date:Jan 26, 2016
Asia, Europe and the US to fuel accelerating demand for luxury goods.
This is reflected in a moderate increase in the demand for softs, Mr Rijkers said, noting estimates of sugar consumption growth of about 2%, while coffee use has been growing by 2.4% a year, according to the International Coffee Organization.
Ahead of the futures curve
Meanwhile, production for both agricultural commodities faces challenges such as, for sugar, dry weather in the likes of India, the second-ranked producer, an