Soft commodity prices from cocoa to coffee jumped after a prominent forecaster declared the return of El Niño, a weather phenomenon that risks wreaking havoc for farmers from South America to South East Asia. Prices for robusta coffee, the beans commonly used in instant brews and espresso capsules,
Will Horner is a Platform and Publishing Editor for The Wall Street Journal, with a background as a reporter covering energy and other commodities. He specializes in writing articles related to financial markets, commodities, and economic trends, with his work appearing in publications such as WhichCar, Yahoo Finance, and MarketWatch.