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Tue, Jul 2nd, 2024
Cotton Closes Lower on Tuesday

Cotton futures closed with 27 to 74 point losses on the Tuesday session. The outside factors are mixed, with crude oil down 32 cents/barrel, as the dollar index was down 212 points. The weekly Crop Progress...

CTN24 : 69.33s (-1.06%)
CTV24 : 71.63 (+0.18%)
CTZ24 : 72.77 (+0.10%)
NY Sugar Settles Higher on Below-Average Rain in Brazil and India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.38 (+1.88%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -1.60 (-0.27%). Sugar prices Tuesday settled mixed, with NY sugar climbing...

SBV24 : 20.61s (+1.88%)
SWV24 : 576.30s (+1.09%)
^USDBRL : 5.67720 (-0.02%)
Cocoa Prices Finish Sharply Higher as ICE Cocoa Inventories Shrink

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Tuesday closed up +495 (+6.79%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +306 (+4.96%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Tuesday and recovered all of Monday's...

CCU24 : 7,788s (+6.79%)
CAU24 : 6,476s (+4.96%)
Coffee Prices Post Moderate Gains on Signs of Smaller Global Coffee Supplies

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Tuesday closed up +2.45 (+1.09%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +25 (+0.61%). Coffee prices on Tuesday posted moderate gains. Smaller coffee exports...

KCU24 : 227.30s (+1.09%)
RMU24 : 4,092s (+0.61%)
^USDBRL : 5.67720 (-0.02%)
Cotton Lower at Midday

Cotton futures are pulling back 26 to 40 points so far on Tuesday. The outside factors are mute, with crude oil up 5 cents/barrel, as the dollar index is down 61 points. The weekly Crop Progress data showed...

CTN24 : 69.33s (-1.06%)
CTV24 : 71.63 (+0.18%)
CTZ24 : 72.77 (+0.10%)
NY Sugar Supported by Below-Normal Rain in Brazil and India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.47 (+2.32%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -1.70 (-0.291%). Sugar prices today are mixed, with NY sugar climbing to a 2-1/2 month...

SBV24 : 20.61s (+1.88%)
SWV24 : 576.30s (+1.09%)
^USDBRL : 5.67720 (-0.02%)
Cocoa Prices Rebound as ICE Cocoa Inventories Shrink

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +436 (+5.98%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +273 (+4.42%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher and recovered all of Monday's losses. ...

CCU24 : 7,788s (+6.79%)
CAU24 : 6,476s (+4.96%)
Coffee Prices Supported by Small Global Coffee Supplies

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is up +5.50 (+2.45%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is up +40 (+0.98%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher. Smaller coffee exports from Costa Rica,...

KCU24 : 227.30s (+1.09%)
^USDBRL : 5.67720 (-0.02%)
Cotton Slipping on Tuesday Morning

Cotton prices are down 34 to 44 points to start Tuesday trade. Futures saw some strength on Monday, with some outside help, as contracts were up 18 to 41 points. The outside factors were helping, mainly...

CTN24 : 69.33s (-1.06%)
CTV24 : 71.63 (+0.18%)
CTZ24 : 72.77 (+0.10%)
Cotton Gets a Pop on Monday

Cotton futures saw some strength on Monday, with some outside help, as contracts were up 18 to 41 points. The outside factors were helping, mainly via crude oil, up $1.79/barrel, as the dollar index was...

CTN24 : 69.33s (-1.06%)
CTV24 : 71.63 (+0.18%)
CTZ24 : 72.77 (+0.10%)

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Cotton Closes Lower on Tuesday
Cotton futures closed with 27 to 74 point losses on the Tuesday session. The outside factors are mixed, with crude oil down 32 cents/barrel, as the dollar index was down 212 points. The weekly Crop Progress data showed TX with 13% of the crop setting bolls, and GA at 12%,... Read more

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