Cotton futures closed the Monday trade with contracts 6 to 22 points higher on Monday. Crude oil is up $1.31 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.343 higher. The Seam reported 2,539 bales sold on 10/9, at an average of 79.53 cents/lb. The Cotlook A index...Closeup of cotton plant v
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.60 (+2.96%) on Monday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +18.20 (+3.35%). Sugar prices rallied sharply on Monday, amid speculation that a super El Niño weather pattern will disrupt global sugar production. Sugar gains accelerate
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +0.11 (+0.19%) on Monday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +33 (+0.78%). Cocoa prices settled higher on Monday amid reports that heavy rains in the Ivory Coast are hindering farmer access to cocoa farms just as the harvest...Cocoa by Ha11ok
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +3.65 (+1.27%) on Monday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +83 (+0.23%). Coffee prices settled higher on Monday. Signs of lower coffee output and exports from Colombia, the world’s second-largest arabica producer, lifted coffee prices on
Cotton futures are trading with contracts up 8 points to 7 points lower at midday. Crude oil is up $2.09 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.353 higher. Crop Production data from Friday raised yield by 14 lbs/ac to 790 lbs. That added another 240,000 bales...Rolls of cotton thread
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.52 (+2.57%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +15.00 (+2.76%). Sugar prices are sharply higher today, amid speculation that a super El Niño weather pattern will disrupt global sugar production. Sugar gains accelerated today after
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +0.06 (+0.11%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +31 (+0.73%). Cocoa prices are moving higher today on reports that heavy rains in the Ivory Coast are hindering farmer access to cocoa farms just as the harvest begins....Cacao by Allybally4b v
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is up +0.45 (+0.16%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -3 (-0.09%). Coffee prices are mixed today. Arabica has support on lower coffee output and exports from Colombia, the world’s second-largest arabica producer. Last Friday, Colombia’s Coffe
Cotton prices are down 25 to 45 points on Monday. Futures were 53 to 79 points higher on the Friday session, as December was 166 points higher. Crude oil was up 17 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.090 higher. The NASS Cotton Ginnings report...Cotton on dry branch by Maria
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Cotton futures were 53 to 79 points higher on the Friday session, as December was 166 points higher. Crude oil was up 17 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.090 higher. The NASS Cotton Ginnings report from Friday showed a 487,900 RB of cotton ginned...Cotton field ready for
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.10 (+0.50%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +1.40 (+0.26%). Sugar prices settled higher on Friday, supported by concern that the super El Niño weather pattern will disrupt global sugar production. Japan’s Meteorolog
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed unchanged on Friday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +13 (+0.31%). Cocoa prices settled mixed on Friday. Weather risks in the Ivory Coast support cocoa, but a stronger dollar on Friday limited gains. On Monday, cocoa prices rallied to...Bar
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed down -2.10 (-0.73%) on Friday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +47 (+1.37%). Coffee prices settled mixed on Friday. Arabica was under pressure on Friday amid signs of larger coffee supplies from Brazil. On Tuesday, Brazil’s Trade Ministry r
Cotton futures are trading mixed on Friday, with contracts up 8 points to down 3 across the front months. Crude oil is steady, down just 3 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.180 higher. The NASS Cotton Ginnings report from Friday showed a 487,900 RB...Cotton field ready for
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.06 (+0.30%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +3.20 (+0.59%). Sugar prices are moving higher today, supported by concern that the super El Niño weather pattern will disrupt global sugar production. Japan’s Meteorological Agency s
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -1 (-0.02%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +7 (+0.17%). Cocoa prices are mixed today. Weather risks in the Ivory Coast are supporting cocoa, but a stronger dollar today is weighing on prices. On Monday, cocoa prices...Hands with cocoa b
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