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Cotton #2 Dec '21 (CTZ21)

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Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary

Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday

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 July 9, which is 102% of the USDA export projection, and lagging behind the last few year. Shipments accumulated to 10.398 million RB are 88% of the USDA number, behind the 93% from last year at this time. New crop sales have reached 2.51 million RB.

The Cotlook A Index was up 70 points on Thursday at 90.65 cents. The Forward A was up 55 points at 92.35. ICE certified cotton stocks were unchanged on July 16 via decertification, with the certified stocks level at 98,838 bales. The Adjusted World Price was raised by 3.52 cents on Thursday to 65.37 cents/lb.

Oct 26 Cotton  is at 77.58, down 11 points,

Dec 26 Cotton  is at 78.94, down 36 points,

Mar 27 Cotton  is at 80.3, down 40 po... Read more

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Sugar Prices Benefit from Surging Crude Prices

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...

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Unexpected Strength in North American Cocoa Demand Boosts Prices

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...

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Coffee Prices Jump on Slow Pace of Brazil Coffee Harvest

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...

Cotton field with closeup by Trisha Downing via Unsplash
Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday

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...

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Surging Crude Oil Lifts Sugar Prices

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...

Chocolate swirls processed cocoa by Jitendrajadhav via iStock
Cocoa Prices Rebound on Strong North American Cocoa Demand

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...

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -1.01%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100...

JPM Stock Just Staged a Record Bull Run. 1 Analyst Thinks It Can Still Soar to $420.

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Dollar Little Changed as Crude Prices Soar and T-note Yields Fall

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ASML Posts Blockbuster Q2 Numbers and Raises Guidance. ASML Stock Still Has Room to Run.

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Escalation of US-Iran Hostilities Pushes Crude Oil Sharply Higher

August WTI crude oil (CLQ26 ) on Friday closed up +3.54 (+4.48%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26 ) closed up +0.1080 (+3.29%). Crude oil and gasoline...

A $100 Billion Reason to Buy Taiwan Semi Stock Now

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Nat-Gas Prices Supported by a Surge in European Gas Prices

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26 ) on Friday closed up +0.053 (+1.85%). Nat-gas prices settled higher on Friday, garnering carry-over support from a sharp...

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