Cotton price action is 5 to 14 cents weaker in the 2025 contracts and slightly higher in the deferreds so far on Thursday. futures were lower on Wednesday, with contracts down 4 to 12 points in the nearbys...
Cotton futures were lower on Wednesday, with contracts down 4 to 12 points in the nearbys at the close. Crude oil futures were back up $0.29/barrel, with the US dollar index up $0.208 on the day. The two-day...
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) Wednesday closed down -0.30 (-1.50%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) closed down -5.50 (-0.98%). Sugar prices Wednesday were under pressure as strength in the...
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Wednesday closed up +100 (+1.25%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed up +62 (+1.00%). Cocoa prices Wednesday settled moderately higher on short-covering due to concern...
May arabica coffee (KCK25 ) Wednesday closed up +7.25 (+1.89%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25 ) closed up +58 (+1.06%). Coffee prices on Wednesday posted moderate gains due to dry conditions in Brazil...
Cotton futures are weaker again at Wednesday’s midday, with contracts down 15 to 29 points. Crude oil futures are back up $0.46/barrel, with the US dollar index up $0.513 on the day. The two-day Fed...
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) today is down -0.28 (-1.40%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) is down -5.50 (-0.98%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower as strength in the dollar (DXY00...
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is up +144 (+1.80%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is up +90 (+1.46%). Cocoa prices today are moderately higher on short-covering due to concern about the Ivory Coast's...
May arabica coffee (KCK25 ) today is up +7.55 (+1.97%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25 ) is up +46 (+0.84%). Coffee prices are climbing today due to dry conditions in Brazil and the strength of the...
Cotton price action is starting Wednesday morning with another round of weakness, with losses of 29 to 45 points in the nearbys. futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts down 30 to 51 points....
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April WTI crude oil (CLJ25 ) Tuesday closed down -0.68 (-1.01%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ25 ) closed down -0.0128 (-0.59%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Tuesday retreated from 2-week highs and settled...
April Nymex natural gas (NGJ25 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.034 (+0.85%). April nat-gas on Tuesday posted moderate gains on a mixed US weather forecast. Commercial forecaster Maxar Technologies said Tuesday...
Brent and WTI crude oil futures prices reached new 2025 lows in March. The trend remains bearish, and economic and geopolitical events point to even lower prices as the energy commodity approaches the...
April WTI crude oil (CLJ25 ) today is up +0.06 (+0.09%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ25 ) is up +0.011 (+0.05%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today climbed to 2-week highs and are slightly higher. Ramped...