Cotton futures saw weakness extend to Friday, with contracts closing down 62 to 89 points on the day, with December down 291 points this week. Crude oil was up another $3.50 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.011. Friday afternoon’s Commitment of Traders report showed managed money spec...Cot
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) on Friday closed up +0.39 (+2.70%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed up +15.30 (+3.37%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Friday, with London sugar posting a 1-week high. Soaring crude oil prices on Friday spurred short covering in...Pa
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) on Friday closed up +171 (+3.19%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed up +118 (+2.97%). Cocoa prices settled sharply higher on Friday as short covering emerged after North American Q2 cocoa grindings unexpectedly increased. The National Confectioners A
September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) on Friday closed up +7.70 (+2.46%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed up +80 (+2.11%). Coffee prices settled sharply higher on Friday amid a delay in Brazil’s coffee harvest. Safras & Mercado reported on Friday that Brazil’s 2026/27 coffee harvest is
Cotton futures are pulling off the early Friday losses with contracts down 11 to 40 points across most contracts at midday. Crude oil is up another $3.07 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.016. Export Sales data shows old crop cotton commitments at 11.951 million RB as of...Cotton field with
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) today is up +0.47 (+3.25%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is up +16.70 (+3.67%). Sugar prices are moving sharply higher today, with London sugar posting a 1-week high. Soaring crude oil prices today have spurred short covering in sugar...Ethanol
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) today is up +183 (+3.41%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is up +124 (+3.12%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today as short covering emerged after North American Q2 cocoa grindings unexpectedly increased. The National Confectioners Association reported
September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is up +6.85 (+2.19%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is up +104 (+2.74%). Coffee prices are moving sharply higher today amid a delay in Brazil’s coffee harvest. Safras & Mercado reported today that Brazil’s 2026/27 coffee harvest is 64% complete as
October sugar futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness.Many sugar cubes in pile by Pasja1000 via Pixabay
Cotton price action is down 95 to 105 points so far on Friday morning. Futures fell into the Thursday close, posting session losses of 223 to 287 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up a modest 14 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.251. Export...Cotton Fabric with texture by Kwangmo
Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with losses of 223 to 287 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up a modest 14 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.251. Export Sales data showed 34,360 RB of cotton sold for 2025/26 in the week of July...Cotton field by William Dunn via iStock
World sugar futures on the Intercontinental Exchange have traded in a narrow range of 13.34 to 16.10 cents per pound in 2026. While sugar is consolidating, it has made higher lows since mid-February but lower highs since late March.Sugar cube pyramid by Artefacti via iStock
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.41 (-2.76%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed down -6.20 (-1.35%). Sugar prices extended this week’s sharp losses on Thursday and fell to 2.5-week lows. An improvement in India’s monsoon rains is weighing on sugar..
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) on Thursday closed down -521 (-8.86%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -385 (-8.82%). Cocoa prices plummeted on Thursday to 1.5-week lows. Signs of weak global demand hammed cocoa prices on Thursday after the European Cocoa Association reported
September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) on Thursday closed down -14.15 (-4.33%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed down -114 (-2.91%). Coffee prices settled sharply lower on Thursday, with arabica sliding to a 1-week low. Strength in Brazil’s coffee exports weighed on prices on Thursday aft
At midday on Thursday, cotton futures prices are back down 260 to 396 points from the Wednesday close. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points. Crude oil is was up a modest 10 to 15 cents per barrel late morning, with the US dollar index...Cotton on dry branch by Mari
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) today is down -0.36 (-2.42%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is down -6.40 (-1.39%). Sugar prices extended this week’s sharp losses today and fell to 2.5-week lows. An improvement in India’s monsoon rains is weighing on sugar prices. India’s...Ma
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) today is down -532 (-9.04%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -405 (-9.28%). Cocoa prices plummeted today to 1.5-week lows. Signs of weak global demand are undercutting cocoa prices today after the European Cocoa Association reported that Q2 Europea
September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is down -13.60 (-4.16%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is down -116 (-2.97%). Coffee prices are moving sharply lower today, with arabica sliding to a 1-week low. Strength in Brazil’s coffee exports is weighing on prices today after Cecafe reported
Cotton prices action is back down 111 to 122 points so far on Thursday morning. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up 90 cents on the day with the US dollar index up $0.356. Parts of Central...Cotton Fabric with texture by Kwangmoo
