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        <title><![CDATA[Mumbi Gitau - Reporter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[European Sugar Rift Deepens Over Plan to Curb Duty-Free Imports]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:45:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coffee Giants Will Map World’s Farms to Fight Deforestation]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:05:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cocoa Price Crash Spurs Hopes for Demand Recovery, Cheaper Candy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:01:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sugar Trade Upended as War Chokes Flows From Major Refining Hub]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:56:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tips on How to Navigate Turbulent Markets]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[You might not have heard of Neumann Kaffee, but its enduring role in the global coffee industry makes it a valuable guide for tricky times.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Harbor ferry boats pass the Port of Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. A global trade war is heating up and Germany’s biggest seaport, like the country at large, is steeling itself for what may be to come. Photographer: Maria Feck/Bloomberg </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coffee Empire Neumann Confronts New Era of Turbulent Prices]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:52:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[White Sugar Hits Five-Month High as Iran War Crimps Gulf Supply]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Robusta Coffee Near Seven-Month Low on Brazil Harvest Hopes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:24:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reeves Weighs Targeted Energy Support as Oil Prices Surge]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:47:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arabica Coffee Drops as Analysts Raise Brazil Harvest Outlook]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/raw-sugar-set-for-weekly-gain-with-brazil-fuel-policy-in-focus</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ilena Peng]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:37:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Soy Oil Leads Agriculture Rally as Soaring Crude May Fuel Demand]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eleanor Thornber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:02:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cocoa Sales Resume in Ivory Coast After Regulator Drops Premium]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:46:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cocoa’s Boom and Bust Is Rewriting Long-Held Rules of the Market]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mumbi Gitau]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cocoa Traders Halt Ivorian Purchases as They Seek Lower Prices]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mumbi Gitau]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cocoa Falls to Three-Year Low as Unsold Supplies Weigh on Market]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-02/cocoa-falls-to-three-year-low-as-unsold-supplies-weigh-on-market</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mumbi Gitau]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:40:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cocoa Hits Two-Year Low as Europe Grinds Fewest Beans Since 2013]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mumbi Gitau]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:09:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cocoa Gets Cheaper But Chocolate Makers Are Still Holding Back]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mumbi Gitau]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:04:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cocoa Prices Plunge 13% as Exporter Hedging Offsets Index Buying]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/cocoa-prices-swing-as-exporter-hedges-offset-index-buying</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mumbi Gitau]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:36:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arabica Extends Gain as Firmer Brazilian Real Seen Hurting Sales]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Beatriz Amat]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sugar Set for Biggest Annual Drop Since 2017 on Surplus Outlook]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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