Cotton futures closed with contracts 15 to 59 points lower, as December still managed a 20 point gain this week. Crude oil was up $3.97 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.153 higher. The large managed money speculators and cotton futures and options added just 767...Cotton field
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March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.11 (+0.55%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +0.90 (+0.17%). Sugar prices saw some support Friday after Unica reported that Brazil Center-South sugar output in August fell -5.6% y/y to 7.089 MT. Recent heavy...Sugar
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed +10 (+0.18%) on Friday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +17 (+0.41%). NY cocoa prices closed higher on Friday despite rising ICE cocoa inventories. ICE cocoa inventories have steadily increased since the start of the year, climbing to a...Ca
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed down -5.00 (-1.60%) on Friday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed down -60 (-1.82%). Arabica coffee prices fell on Friday due to (1) some long liquidation pressure after the rally seen in mid-October, and (2) ideas that ICE inventories may rise o
Cotton futures are showing 48 to 52 point gains at midday. Crude oil is up $3.42 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.238 higher. USDA’s Export Sales data has cotton export commitments at 5.449 million RB, which was 15% above last year. That is 47% of...Multicolored cotton fabric b
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.04 (+0.20%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +0.20 (+0.04%). Sugar prices are seeing some support today after Unica reported that Brazil Center-South sugar output in August fell -5.6% y/y to 7.089 MT. Recent heavy rains...Sugar crysta
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -24 (-0.43%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +17 (+0.41%). NY cocoa prices are trading lower on rising ICE cocoa inventories and technical selling, with today’s new 2-week low. Also, there was bearish news today that Nigeria’s September...Cocoa
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -3.30 (-1.06%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -27 (-0.82%). Arabica coffee prices are lower on ideas that ICE inventories may rise over the next few sessions, stemming from reports earlier this week that nearly 28,000 bags of arabica coffe
Cocoa prices have been volatile in 2026, dropping from over $6,000 per ton at the end of 2025 to below $2,850 per ton in early March. Since then, cocoa futures have made mostly higher lows and higher highs, reaching over $6,800 in late August. In October 2026, the price has retreated from the August
Cotton prices are down 27 to 34 points early on Friday. Futures posted losses of 12 to 104 points across most contracts on Thursday. Crude oil was up $1.95 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.133 lower. Cotton Ginnings data from NASS showed 735,950 RB of...Cotton on branches by Ma
Cotton futures posted losses of 12 to 104 points across most contracts on Thursday. Crude oil was up $1.95 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.133 lower. Cotton Ginnings data from NASS showed 735,950 RB of cotton ginned from October 1 to October 15, taking the...Cotton plant close
ICE Arabica coffee futures have been in a bearish trend since the October 2025 all-time high. At over $3.10 per pound, coffee futures remain in a bullish trend but have fallen below the highs of 2025, 2011, 1997, and 1977.Espresso machine filling cups of coffee by Bastian Weltjen via iStock
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed down -0.32 (-1.56%) on Thursday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -9.80 (-1.80%). March NY world sugar prices fell to a 2-week low on Thursday on continued long liquidation pressure after posting a contract high last Wednesday....Su
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -261 (-4.47%) on Thursday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -164 (-3.78%). Cocoa prices fell sharply on Thursday as ICE cocoa inventories rose and technical selling emerged with the new 2-week low. ICE cocoa inventories have steadily in
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed down -3.70 (-1.17%) on Thursday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed down -64 (-1.91%). Arabica coffee prices fell on Thursday after ICE arabica coffee inventories on Wednesday rose by 4,847 bags to 239,748 from Tuesday’s 5-week low of 234,901 bag
Cotton futures are trading with midday Thursday losses of 55 to 86 points so far. Crude oil is up $1.85 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.178 lower. Cotton Ginnings data from NASS showed 735,950 RB of cotton ginned from October 1 to October 15, taking...Closeup of cotton plant v
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.29 (-1.42%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -9.80 (-1.80%). March NY world sugar prices today fell to a 2-week low on long liquidation pressure after posting a contract high last Wednesday. A large long position...Sieve of confec
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -243 (-4.16%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -164 (-3.78%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today on rising ICE cocoa inventories and technical selling as NY cocoa fell to a new 2-week low. ICE cocoa inventories have steadily...Bar of chocola
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -3.85 (-1.22%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -4.00 (-1.27%). Arabica coffee prices fell today after ICE arabica coffee inventories on Wednesday rose by 4,847 bags to 239,748 from Tuesday’s 5-week low of 234,901 bags. Wednesday’s inventor
