Rich Asplund on 07/24/2026

Sugar Prices Close Mildly Higher Ahead of the Weekend

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) on Friday closed up +0.08 (+0.54%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed up +1.00 (0.22%). Sugar prices on Friday closed mildly higher on a slightly weaker dollar and on some pre-weekend short-covering after posting a 1-week low earlier in...Many

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Rich Asplund on 07/24/2026

Cocoa Prices Recover Ahead of the Weekend

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) on Friday closed up +75 (+1.41%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed up +49 (+1.23%). Cocoa prices on Friday rebounded higher on some apparent pre-weekend short-covering after the sell-off seen in the past two weeks to Thursday’s 2-week low. Cocoa pric

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Rich Asplund on 07/24/2026

Coffee Prices Rebound Higher After This Week’s Sell-off

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) on Friday closed up +4.40 (+1.42%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed up +49 (+1.32%). Coffee prices rebounded higher on Friday after falling sharply on Thursday. NY Sep coffee on Friday edged to a new 2.5-week low, but then recovered on some apparen

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Austin Schroeder on 07/24/2026

Cotton Fading Lower on Friday

Cotton futures are trading with 74 to 95 point losses across most contracts on Friday, facing some outside pressure. Crude oil is back down $3.96 per barrel, with the US dollar index slipping 0.041. Export Sales data has accumulated 2025/26 cotton sales at 12.003 million RB, which is 102% of...Rolls

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Rich Asplund on 07/24/2026

Sugar Prices Trade on a Weak Note as Oil Prices Fall

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) today is unchanged, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed down -0.70 (-0.15%). Sugar prices are trading on a weak note as WTI crude oil (CLQ26 ) fell -4%, giving back much of Thursday’s rally of +6.17%. Today’s fall in...Sugar cane growing in Hawa

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Rich Asplund on 07/24/2026

Cocoa Prices Recover Ahead of the Weekend

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) today is up +29 (+0.55%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed up +49 (+1.23%). Cocoa prices today rebounded higher on some apparent pre-weekend short-covering after the sell-off seen in the past two weeks to Thursday’s 2-week low. Cocoa prices are seein

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Rich Asplund on 07/24/2026

Coffee Prices Rebound Higher After This Week’s Sell-off

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is up +4.00 (+1.29%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is up +57 (+1.54%). Coffee prices today rebounded higher after falling sharply on Thursday. NY Sep coffee today edged to a new 2.5-week low, but then rebounded higher on some apparent pre-weeken

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Austin Schroeder on 07/24/2026

Cotton Fading Back Ahead of the Weekend

Cotton price are down 104 to 141 points on Friday morning. Futures posted strength across most months on Thursday, with contracts 10 to 74 points higher, as October slipped 3 points. Crude oil was up another $5.88 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.311. Export Sales data showed...Cotton field

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Austin Schroeder on 07/24/2026

Cotton Bulls Push Higher Heading into the Thursday Close

Cotton futures posted strength across most months on Thursday, with contracts 10 to 74 points higher, as October slipped 3 points. Crude oil was up another $5.88 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.311. Export Sales data showed 51,287 RB of cotton sold for 2025/26 in the week...Harvesting cott

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Rich Asplund on 07/23/2026

Sugar Prices Fall on Improved Monsoon Rains in India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.05 (-0.34%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed down -4.90 (-1.05%). Sugar prices fell on Thursday due to a stronger dollar and the prospect of higher Indian sugar output as monsoon rains continue to improve....Sugar c

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Rich Asplund on 07/23/2026

Cocoa Prices Slump Amid Abundant Supplies

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) on Thursday closed down -27 (-0.51%), while September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed unchanged. NY cocoa prices fell on Thursday, adding to Wednesday’s -4.98% plunge to a 2-month low on continued concern about abundant supplies. Signs of larger global cocoa suppl

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Rich Asplund on 07/23/2026

Coffee Prices Fall as USDA Predicts 6% Increase in Global Coffee Production

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) on Thursday closed down -57.25 (-2.29%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed down -88 (-2.32%). Coffee prices fell on Thursday after the USDA forecast late Wednesday that global coffee output in the 2026-27 season will rise by +6.0% (10.8 million bags)

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Austin Schroeder on 07/23/2026

Cotton Trading with Thursday Gains

Cotton futures are trading with 8 to 57 point gains across most contracts at midday. Crude oil is up another $5.71 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.311. Export Sales data showed 51,287 RB of cotton sold for 2025/26 in the week of July 16. That was back...cotton on stem by Mykola Kolya Korzh

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Rich Asplund on 07/23/2026

Sugar Prices Continue Lower on Improved Monsoon Rains in India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) today is down -0.04 (-0.27%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is down -5.00 (-1.08%). Sugar prices are lower on today’s stronger dollar and on the prospect for improved India sugar output as its monsoon rains continue to improve. India’s...Pour sug

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Rich Asplund on 07/23/2026

Cocoa Prices Slump Amid Weak Demand and Abundant Supplies

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) today is down -26 (-0.49%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed unchanged. NY cocoa prices are moderately lower today, adding to Wednesday’s -4.98% plunge to a 2-month low on continued concern about tepid demand and abundant supplies. The European Cocoa

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Rich Asplund on 07/23/2026

Coffee Prices Fall as USDA Predicts 6% Increase in Global Coffee Production

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is down -7.05 (-2.23%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is down -86 (-2.27%). Coffee prices are lower today after the USDA forecast late Wednesday that global coffee output in the 2026-27 season will rise by +6.0% (10.8 million bags) to a record...Co

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Austin Schroeder on 07/23/2026

Cotton Trading with Thursday AM Strength

Cotton price action is up 38 to 63 points on Thursday morning. Futures saw gains of 42 to 91 points across most contracts on Wednesday session. Crude oil is up another $2.14 per barrel, with the US dollar index down 0.061. The NOAA 7-day QPF shows very limited precipitation across...Cotton yarn via

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