Cotton futures closed the Monday session with contracts up 21 to 54 points across most months. Crude oil was down $2.08 with the US dollar index $0.191 higher. Weekly Crop Progress data showed 81% of the US cotton setting bolls as of Sunday, with 20% of the crop with bolls...Rolls of cotton fabric b
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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) closed up +0.04 (+0.23%) on Monday, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed down -15.70 (-2.85%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Monday, consolidating below last week’s significant highs. Prices came under pressure Monday on the outlook that India wi
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) closed down -170 (-2.84%) on Monday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -25 (-0.58%). Cocoa prices retreated on Monday amid signs of abundant cocoa supplies. Last Friday, Bloomberg reported that Nigeria’s July cocoa bean exports rose +18% y/y to 1
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +19.00 (+5.89%) today, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed up +192 (+5.34%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Monday, with arabica soaring to a 7.5-month high and robusta posting a 1.5-week high. The slow pace of Brazil’s coffee harvest is kee
Cotton futures are trading with contracts 20 to 33 points higher on the Monday session. Crude oil is down $2.03 with the US dollar index $0.176 higher. Commitment of Traders data showed managed money adding another 5,798 contracts to their net long in cotton futures and options during the week...Cot
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is down -0.05 (-0.28%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is down -16.10 (-2.92%). Sugar prices are retreating today on the outlook that India will import less sugar than previously estimated. India-based sugar analyst Greenleaf said today that
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) is down -165 (-2.75%) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -38 (-0.89%). Cocoa prices are sliding today on signs of abundant cocoa supplies. Last Friday, Bloomberg reported that Nigeria’s July cocoa bean exports rose +18% y/y to 16,052 MT....Caca
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is up +14.90 (+4.62%) today, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is up +95 (+2.64%). Coffee prices are sharply higher today, with arabica soaring to a 6.75-month high. The slow pace of Brazil’s coffee harvest is keeping supplies tight and underpinning prices.
Cotton price action is down 4 to 42 points so far on Monday morning. Futures were up 1 to 7 points in the front months on Friday, with contracts down 8 points to 20 points higher. December was up 355 points on the week. Crude oil was down 19 cents...cotton on stem by Mykola Kolya Korzh via Unsplash
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Cotton futures were up 1 to 7 points in the front months on Friday, with contracts down 8 points to 20 points higher. December was up 355 points on the week. Crude oil was down 19 cents with the US dollar index $0.063 lower. Commitment of Traders data showed managed...Cotton field by William Dunn vi
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) closed up +0.09 (+0.51%) on Friday, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed down -0.60 (-0.11%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Friday, as prices consolidated recent sharp gains. Concerns that the global sugar market will soon be in deficit are...Gla
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) closed down -98 (-1.61%) on Friday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -10 (-0.23%). Cocoa prices settled lower on Friday amid signs of larger global supplies after Bloomberg reported that Nigeria’s July cocoa bean exports rose +18% y/y to 16,052..
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed down -6.65 (-2.02%) on Friday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed down -104 (-2.81%). Coffee prices settled sharply lower on Friday, with robusta falling to a 1-week low. Coffee is under pressure on expectations that drier weather in Brazil will
Cotton futures are holding mostly steady on Friday after early gains, with contracts down 7 points to 10 points higher, and October up 56 points. Crude oil is down 5 cents with the US dollar index $0.073 higher. Export Sales data from Thursday now has the 2026/27 cotton export commitments...Cotton f
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is up +0.18 (+1.03%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is up +4.10 (+0.74%). Sugar prices are moving higher today but remain below Thursday’s significant highs. Concerns that the global sugar market will soon be in deficit are underpinning...S
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) is down -138 (-2.27) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -28 (-0.65%). Cocoa prices are falling today on signs of larger global supplies after Bloomberg reported that Nigeria’s July cocoa bean exports rose +18% y/y to 16,052 MT. Nigeria...Cocoa
