Cotton futures saw gains of 110 to 247 points across the board on Monday, led by the front months. Crude oil was down $4.81 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index back up $0.255. Weekly Crop Progress data showed 65% of the US cotton crop with bolls...Harvesting cotton field by Leila M
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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) closed up +0.12 (+0.69%) on Monday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -1.30 (-0.26%). Sugar prices fell to 3.5-week lows on Monday but recovered and settled mixed. Short covering emerged in sugar futures on Monday after the Brazilian...S
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +24 (+0.45%) on Monday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +27 (+0.69%). Cocoa prices recovered from 8-week lows on Monday and settled higher as short-covering was spurred by forecasts of dry weather in the Ivory Coast, raising concerns...Cac
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed down -4.10 (-1.46%) on Monday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed down -59 (-1.74%). Coffee prices retreated on Monday and dropped to 3-month lows. Coffee prices have been under pressure over the past three weeks on the outlook for abundant glob
Cotton futures are trading with contracts 212 to 272 points higher across most nearbys. Crude oil is down $4.53 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index back up $0.175. China’s President Xi will be in the US this week to meet with President Trump, with trade a...Cotton Fabric with textu
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is up +0.16 (+0.92%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +1.20 (+0.24%). Sugar prices recovered from 3.5-week lows today and moved higher after a rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 1-week high sparked short...Pour sugar from a tea
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +24 (+0.45%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +22 (+0.58%). Cocoa prices recovered from 8-week lows today and moved higher as short-covering emerged on forecasts for dry weather in the Ivory Coast, raising concerns over crop stress...Bar of
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -4.35 (-1.55%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -64 (-1.88%). Coffee prices are sharply lower today, with arabica dropping to a 3-month low. Coffee prices have been under pressure over the past three weeks on the outlook for abundant.
Cotton bulls are putting money back on the table following the retreat on Friday, with Monday morning gains of 204 to 258 points. Futures were down 79 to 103 points across the front months on Friday, as December was down 491 points on the week. Crude oil was back down...Cotton on dry branch by Maria
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Cotton futures were down 79 to 103 points across the front months on Friday, as December was down 491 points on the week. Crude oil was back down $2.38 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index down $0.040. CFTC Commitment of Traders data showed managed money trimming...Cotton yarn via Ke
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) on Friday closed down -0.06 (-0.34%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +0.20 (+0.04%). Sugar prices slid to 3-week lows on Friday before recovering slightly to settle mixed. Sugar prices have been under pressure over the...Many
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -445 (-7.71%) on Friday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -318 (-7.48%). Cocoa prices plummeted to 7-week lows on Friday and settled sharply lower as global supplies remain abundant. Cocoa prices have been under pressure over the past.
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +4.00 (+1.45%) on Friday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +5 (+0.15%). Coffee prices recovered from early losses on Friday and settled higher after the dollar index ($DXY ) fell from a 7-week high and turned lower, sparking short covering
Cotton futures are down 115 to 120 points in the front months. Crude oil is back down $1.20 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index down $0.0.5. Export Sales from this week shows 4.5 million RB of cotton export commitments as of 9/10, 13% ahead of the...Cotton field with drones by DJI-
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is down -0.02 (-0.11%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +1.30 (+0.26%). Sugar prices slid to 3-week lows today and then recovered to trade mixed. Sugar prices have been under pressure over the past week on demand...Glass jar and bowl w
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -408 (-7.07%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -282 (-6.63%). Cocoa prices plummeted to 7-week lows today on the outlook for ample near-term supplies. Cocoa prices have been under pressure over the past two weeks on signs...Chocolate co
Lumber prices have declined since reaching a 2026 high of $664 per 1,000 board feet in July 2026. Now more than $100 lower in September, lumber prices are unlikely to rebound until 2027.Lumber stacked by Marissa Daeger via Unsplash
