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The cotton market is up 84 to 119 points to start the Thursday session. Most contracts showed gains on Wednesday, with futures up 8 to 78 points. The outside market factors were helpful, with crude oil up 79 cents and the US dollar index down 732 points. Export Sales data...
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The cotton market posted strength across most contracts on Wednesday, with futures up 8 to 78 points across most contracts. The outside market factors were helpful, with crude oil up 79 cents and the US dollar index down 732 points. Export Sales data will be released on Thursday morning, with...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.22 (-1.17%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -10.70 (-1.93%). Sugar prices on Wednesday settled moderately lower but remained above Tuesday's major lows. NY sugar on Tuesday posted a 1-1/2 year nearest-futures low, and...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Wednesday closed up +521 (+7.12%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +405 (+6.59%). Cocoa prices on Wednesday settled sharply higher on ideas that this week's price plunge was overdone. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack...
July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) on Wednesday closed down -1.45 (-0.72%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed down -31 (-0.90%). Coffee prices today posted moderate losses on a rebound in ICE coffee inventories from historically low levels. ICE-monitored robusta coffee inventories on February 21 fell to a record...
The cotton market is trading mixed at midday, with July back up 73 points. Other contracts are within 5 points of unch, with the exception to the thinly traded October contracts. The outside market factors are helpful, with crude oil up 14 cents and the US dollar index down 627...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) this morning is down -0.19 (-1.01%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -8.80 (-1.59%). Sugar prices this morning are moderately lower but remain above Tuesday's major lows. Ramped-up sugar production in Brazil is undercutting prices. Unica reported today...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is up +559 (+7.63%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is up +401 (+6.52%). Cocoa prices this morning are sharply higher on speculation that this week's price plunge was overdone. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack...
July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) this morning is down -2.20 (-1.10%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) is down -53 (-1.54%). Coffee prices this morning are posting moderate losses on a rebound in ICE coffee inventories from historically low levels. ICE-monitored robusta coffee inventories on February 21 fell to...
The cotton market is posting mixed trade on Wednesday morning after seeing limit down losses in the July contract on Tuesday. Other contracts settled down 11 to 148 points on the day. Limits are expanded to 4 cents for the Wednesday session Crude oil was down $0.72 and adding to...
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The cotton market saw July settled down the 3 cent limit, as other contracts were down 11 to 148 points on the day. Limits are expanded to 4 cents for the Wednesday session Crude oil was down $0.72 and adding to the pressure. Crop Progress data from Monday afternoon indicated...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.24 (+1.29%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +3.00 (+0.55%). Sugar prices Tuesday recovered from early losses and settled moderately higher as a fall in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 1-week low...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Tuesday closed up +156 (+2.18%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +149 (+2.48%). Cocoa prices posted moderate gains on Tuesday as they recovered some of Monday's plunge. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack of liquidity,...
July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) on Tuesday closed up +4.80 (+2.45%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed up +34 (+1.00%). Coffee prices Tuesday recovered from early losses and finished moderately higher as a decline in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 1-week low sparked some short covering...
The cotton market posting 63 to 131 point losses across most contracts on Tuesday, as July is down the 3 cent limit. Crude oil is down $1.13 and adding to the pressure. Crop Progress data from Monday afternoon indicated that 33% of the US cotton crop was planted as of...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) this morning is up +0.24 (+1.29%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +3.30 (+0.60%). Sugar prices this morning recovered from early losses and are moderately higher after a fall in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 1-week...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is up +187 (+2.61%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is up +224 (+3.73%). Cocoa prices this morning are moderately higher, recovering some of Monday's plunge. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack of liquidity, with open...
July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) this morning is up +2.40 (+1.22%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) is up +15 (+0.44%). Coffee prices are moderately higher as today's fall in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 1-week low has sparked some short covering in coffee futures. Coffee prices...
The cotton market is following up overnight trade, with 51 to 136 point losses on Tuesday morning. They posted Monday gains of 8 to 50 points. The outside market factors were helpful, with gains of 94 cents in oil and the dollar index down 7 points. Crop Progress data from...
Cotton prices have retreated in recent weeks, reflecting an easing of concerns about exportable supplies and uncertainty regarding Chinese import demand in the upcoming 2024/25 marketing year, according to a report by Cotton Incorporated.
The cotton market posted Monday gains of 8 to 50 points. The outside market factors were helpful, with gains of 94 cents in oil and the dollar index down 7 points. Crop Progress data from Monday afternoon indicated that 33% of the US cotton crop was planted as of Sunday...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Monday closed down -0.67 (-3.47%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -19.30 (-3.39%). Sugar prices Monday sold off sharply, with NY sugar falling to a 1-1/2 year nearest-futures low and London sugar dropping to a 1-1/4 year...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Monday closed down -1,725 (-19.40%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -1,565 (-20.69%). Cocoa prices on Monday plunged to 1-week lows and settled sharply lower. Forecasts for rain in West Africa are boosting the outlook for cocoa crops and...
