Why Sugar Prices Increased This Past Week

Wheat: Wheat was mixed last week, with Chicago a little higher but KC and Minneapolis a little lower before the release of the USDA reports on Monday. US harvest progress and ideas of good yields and crops went against reports of hot and dry weather in eastern Europe and Russia and too wet weather in France and Germany are still heard and the weather there affecting world production estimates. There were more reports of hot temperatures coming this week to Russian growing areas. It has also been very dry there. Eastern Europe is also hot and dry. Western Europe has seen too much rain.

Weekly Chicago Soft Red Winter Wheat Futures

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Corn: Corn and Oats closed lower last week, with selling seen in Wheat and Soybeans and on ideas of good growing conditions in the Midwest and talk of very strong yield potential. Bearish reports are expected from USDA for production and ending stocks on Monday Current forecasts call for cooler and drier weather for the Midwest this week but hot weather could return next week. Northern areas such as southern Minnesota have had way too much rain but the weather is better now. Some selling came from reduced demand ideas but demand remains solid overall.

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Soybeans and Soybean Meal: Soybeans and Soybean Meal were lower last week on ideas of bearish data that is expected when USDA releases its production and WASDE reports later on Monday and Soybean Oil closed higher on some short covering. Demand news was moderate for both Soybeans and Soybean Meal last week with big sales announced on the daily system.

There was more beneficial precipitation in much of the Midwest over the last week. This week should be dry and temperatures should turn cooler amid dry weather this week. Some selling came from reduced demand ideas. Reports indicate that China remains an active buyer of Soybeans in Brazil. Domestic demand has been strong in the US but has suffered as crushers were crushing for oil.

Weekly Chicago Soybeans Futures

Weekly Chicago Soybean Meal Futures

Rice: Rice closed lower last week and trends have turned down again before the release of the USDA reports on Monday. The US weather has been an issue much of the growing season with too much rain early in the year. Some areas are now too dry, especially in Texas. However, planted area has increased from last year and so most are looking for a rebound in production this year. Supply tightness is expected to give way to increased production this year and greatly increased supplies this Fall.

Weekly Chicago Rice Futures

Palm Oil and Vegetable Oils: Palm Oil was lower last week with ideas of expanding world oilseeds production. Reports indicate that production is rising as well. Export demand has been very strong in recent private reports but has been weaker in recent days. There is talk of increased supplies available to the market, and the trends are down on the daily charts. Canola was lower last week as oilseed supplies look to be ample in the coming year and as demand ideas are down. The weather has called for dry conditions in the Prairies, but growing conditions overall are good.

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Cotton: Cotton was little changed last week before the release of the USDA reports on Monday, and trends are still mostly down despite ideas of improving demand due to the cheaper prices. Getter crop condition ratings from USDA kept ideas of big production around.

It looks like futures are cheap enough for now but speculators see no reason to buy except to cover short positions. USDA showed overall good crop conditions that have kept abandonment ideas at a minimum and supported strong yields along with increased planted area. The Delta should have the best looking crops right now. Demand has been weaker so far this year but there are hopes for improved demand with the lower prices.

Weekly US Cotton Futures

Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice and Citrus: FCOJ closed lower last week as the hurricane watch continued but nothing appeared threatening in the forecasts. Traders also continued to react to the USDA production reports released on Friday that showed slight increases in production in Florida and California. A very active year is forecast and there have been some reports of flooding in the state even with no huge storms.

The market remains well supported in the longer term based on forecasts for tight supplies and very hot weather in Florida. The reduced production also appears to be at the expense of the greening disease. There are no weather concerns to speak of for Florida or for Brazil right now.

Weekly FCOJ Futures

Coffee: New York and London closed higher last week as offers of Indonesian Robusta and Conillon from Brazil increased with the harvest there of the robusta starting to wind down. Cooxupe said last week that it now expects a year over year drop in overall Coffee production in the country, but the Brazil government said that exports were 292,266 tons in July from 140,454 tons last year. Reports of better rains in Vietnam and Brazil recently were important but reports indicate that Brazil is turning dry again.

There are still reports of short supplies that could be made worse by ideas of reduced offers of Robusta are still in the market. Offers from Vietnam are reported to be down significantly and the current crop in Brazil along with the next crop in Vietnam s reported to be smaller. The weather forecasters now say that conditions are good in Vietnam, but damage was done to crops earlier in the growing season. There were also reports of poor Robusta yields in Brazil during the harvest due to small bean sizes. Arabica yields in Brazil and Colombia are reported to be less this year due to extreme weather in both countries.

Weekly New York Arabica Coffee Futures

Weekly London Robusta Coffee Futures

Sugar: New York and London closed higher last week on what seemed to be speculative short covering tied to news that India will not permit exports of Sugar. Harvest progress in Brazil and improved growing conditions in India and Thailand are the important fundamentals and growing conditions are turning drier in Brazil.

Indian and Thai monsoon rains have been very beneficial and mills are expecting strong sugar crops of cane. They are pushing the governments to allow exports but so far the governments have not agreed. Sugar production estimates were raised in the northern hemisphere. Harvest yields of Sugarcane in Brazil are improving. There are still ideas that the Brazil sugar cane harvest can be strong for the next few weeks amid dry harvest weather. Sugar canes harvest weather is called good in center-south Brazil.

Weekly New York World Raw Sugar Futures

Weekly London White Sugar Futures

Cocoa: New York and London closed higher last week as tight supply conditions and reports of good demand are still around, but as prospects for the next crops are called good. The weather for the next crop is still improved as weather reports indicate it is raining in Ivory Coast and Ghana right now. How-ever, it appears that drier weather is coming and this is causing concerns about the next production.

The current rains can help production of the next crop but have also created disease concerns about the pods. Production concerns in West Africa as well as demand from nontraditional sources along with traditional buyers keep supporting futures, but this support is running its course and the market is searching for a new bullish fundamental.

The North American and European grinds were stronger in da-ta released last week, but the Asian grind was down a little. Production in West Africa could be reduced this year due to the extreme weather which included Harmattan conditions. The availability of Cocoa from West Africa remains very restricted, but surplus production against demand is expected in the next crop year.

Weekly New York Cocoa Futures

Weekly London Cocoa Futures

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