What should you do when a seasonal commodity spread moves against expectations? Using an open May–July 2027 Hard Red Winter Wheat trade, this article explains why we entered the position, why we held through an adverse move, and how the spread later turned lower. Before-and-after charts illustrate h
Cotton futures closed Friday with losses of 32 to 67 points on the session, as December was own 237 points for the week. Crude oil was up 95 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.066 lower. The large managed money speculators and cotton futures and...Cotton field by Jim Black
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed down -0.11 (-0.56%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -11.30 (-2.14%). Sugar prices on Friday fell back from Thursday’s 4-session high, which was due to the Brazilian agricultural ministry’s report late Wednesday that Braz
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -3 (-0.05%) on Friday, and ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -14 (-0.31%). NY cocoa prices on Friday edged to a new 1-month low, extending the 2-week sell-off. Cocoa prices have trended lower this week on concerns that Brazilian exporters...Chocolate
Agricultural Prices - 2026-10-30
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +1.75 (+0.61) on Friday, and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF27 ) closed up +28 (+0.88%). NY arabica coffee rebounded mildly higher on Friday from Thursday’s 1-month low, retracing a small part of the sharp sell-off seen over the past two weeks. However, NY.
Cotton futures are trading with losses of 30 to 35 points across most contracts on Friday. Crude oil is up $2.70 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.096 lower. USDA’s Export Sales data showed 5.665 million RB of cotton sold as of 10/22 for the 2026/27...Cotton field by William Dun
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.11 (-0.56%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -10.40 (-1.97%). Sugar prices on Friday fell back from Thursday’s 4-session high, which was due to the Brazilian agricultural ministry’s report late Wednesday that Brazilian mills crushe
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -22 (-0.40%), and ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -30 (-0.72%). NY cocoa prices on Friday edged to a new 1-month low, extending the 2-week sell-off. Cocoa prices have trended lower this week on concerns that Brazilian exporters may increase...Cocoa by Publ
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is up +2.00 (+0.70%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF27 ) is up +30 (+0.94). NY arabica coffee rebounded mildly higher today from Thursday’s 1-month low, retracing a small part of the sharp sell-off seen over the past two weeks. Coffee prices have fallen this...
Cotton prices are down 29 to 36 points on Friday morning. Futures closed with gains of 21 to 43 points across the board on Thursday. Crude oil was up 8 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.271 lower. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 216,488 RB...Cotton Fabric with texture by
Cotton futures closed with gains of 21 to 43 points across the board on Thursday. Crude oil was up 8 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.271 lower. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 216,488 RB of cotton sales in the week ending in October 22,...Cotton bunches by Tijana Drnda
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed down -1.30 (-0.45%) on Thursday, and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF27 ) closed down -23 (-0.72%). NY arabica coffee fell to a new 1-month low on Thursday, extending this week’s sharp sell-off. Coffee prices have fallen this week on fears that Brazilian export
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed unchanged on Thursday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -10 (-0.24%). NY cocoa prices on Thursday consolidated just above Wednesday’s 1-month low and closed unchanged. Cocoa prices saw support Thursday after StoneX said the strong El Nino
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.13 (+0.67%) on Thursday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +1.90 (+0.36%). Sugar prices closed higher on Thursday after Brazil’s agricultural ministry reported late Wednesday that Brazilian mills crushed 32 MMT of sugarcane in th
Cotton futures are trading with 35 to 40 point gains on Thursday. Crude oil is down $1.71 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.146 lower. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 216,488 RB of cotton sales in the week ending in October 22, which was up 8.45%...Cotton on dry branch by Mari
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.14 (+0.72%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +2.50 (+0.48%). Sugar prices are higher after Brazil’s agricultural ministry reported late Wednesday that Brazilian mills crushed 32 MMT of sugarcane in the first half of October, down...Sug
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -45 (-0.82%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -32 (-0.77%). NY cocoa prices are trading lower today and are consolidating just above Wednesday’s 1-month low. Cocoa prices are trading lower despite a StoneX report today saying that the...Coc
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -0.65 (-0.23%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF27 ) is up +4 (+0.13). NY arabica coffee today fell to a new 1-month low, extending this week’s sharp sell-off. Coffee prices have fallen this week on fears that Brazilian exporters will increase sales after
Cotton prices are up 8 to 18 points on Thursday. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 8 to 25 points in the green, with outside factors supportive. Crude oil is up $2.04 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.167 lower. The Seam reported just 906...Cotton field by Jim
