Brazilian drought heats up coffee and sugar markets

High global stocks of sugar and coffee should be more than ample to cover any damage to crop production from the heat wave in Brazil. However, the amount of rain over the next few months will be the key factor in determining prices, at least until harvests in the summer.

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