Cocoa prices fell as both markets hit new lows amid weak demand and higher expected supplies from West Africa. Ivory Coast and Ghana raised farmgate prices,...
Coffee futures diverged as New York rose and London fell. Improved rains in Brazil spurred producer selling despite low prices. Deliverable stocks remain tight but declines...
Rice prices rose last week, staying in a trading range. Texas and southern Louisiana harvests near completion; Mississippi and Arkansas harvests are increasing. Louisiana reports good...
Cotton rose last week, with daily charts turning up while weekly trends stayed sideways. USDA kept U.S. production at 13.224 million bales and ending stocks at...
Sugar futures in New York and London weakened on speculative selling despite reduced Brazilian output from a freeze and lower sucrose levels. Strong Center-South Brazil harvests,...
Rice rose slightly last week on poor weather in Arkansas and northern Louisiana, while harvest progressed in Texas and southern Louisiana. Cash trade stayed slow with...
Coffee futures surged last week due to reduced deliverable supplies on the New York exchange. Robusta remains available, but Brazil is limiting offers. Prices had been...
Corn was steady last week despite strong export sales and USDA’s 16.74 billion bushel estimate with 188.8 bu/acre yields. Record crop forecasts spurred speculative selling, though...
The last week has seen mixed performance across agricultural commodities futures after favorable U.S. harvest progress and strong export sales were offset by pressure from large...
Commodity markets kicked off the month of August on a reasonably uncertain footing, as a mix of strong harvest reports, shifting global weather patterns, and renewed...