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Meanwhile, Brazil has a big production of coffee and there is a slow start to the harvest season for sugar in the US.
Canada and China continue to have weaker trade relations and canola demand from China have been decimated.
A Canadian court case could lead to a Chinese national being deported to the US on industrial espionage charges. Meanwhile, the resolution of the US-China trade...
USDA report showed higher-than-expected quarterly and annual wheat production, sending the wheat markets lower for the week. Vegetable oils edged higher.
Cocoa, palm oil, rice, cotton, frozen concentrated orange juice, coffee and sugar prices were lower for the week while wheat, corn and soybean edged higher.
Wheat and soybean closed lower last week following the latest USDA reports while sugar was also down on prospects of huge world production.
Hurricane season on some states causes speculative buying on FCOJ. Corn and soybeans are looking bright as both crops closed strong on Friday.
Wheat is looking optimistic as spring plantation offsets previously weak crop productions. Orange juice is possible to rally behind due to bad weather.
As Mexico challenges U.S. tariffs, rice imports struggled to keep up. Cotton delivers another success following its triumphant harvest last week.
Cotton maintains a strong export demand despite uneven planting and dry weather. Rice moves down for now but plantation is starting to progress.