Jim covers the major weather drivers for soybeans, corn, wheat, cocoa, and natural gas.
The cotton market closed with losses of 55 to 133 points across most contracts on Friday, despite USDA calling for a tighter carryout on old crop. The Friday afternoon Commitment of Traders report showed...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) Friday closed down -0.28 (-1.43%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -6.30 (-1.09%). Sugar prices Friday closed lower on a stronger dollar and on carry-over...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Friday closed up +196 (+2.25%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +54 (+0.72%). Cocoa prices Friday saw underlying support from global cocoa shortages. The...
July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) Friday closed down -0.30 (-0.15%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed up +1 (+0.03%). July arabica coffee Friday posted a 1-week high but then fell back on some pre-weekend...
The cotton is down 100 to 172 points across most contracts on Friday. The outside market influences are not helpful at midday, as the US dollar index is slightly higher, with crude oil down 82 cents. USDA’s...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is down -0.24 (-1.23%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -5.00 (-0.87%). Sugar prices today are trading lower on a stronger dollar and on carry-over...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) today is up +206 (+2.37%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is up +54 (+0.72%). Cocoa prices are seeing underlying support today from global cocoa shortages. Cocoa prices...
July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) today is down -1.00 (-0.50%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) is up +4 (+0.12%). July arabica coffee today posted a 1-week high but then fell back on some pre-weekend...
Crop Production - 2024-05-10