Jim presents an all out, complete briefing for the major commodity futures driven by the weather
Cotton futures slipped back on Friday, with contracts down 8 to 15 points at the close, as July was down 180 points this week. Crude oil prices were back up $1.14/barrel. The US dollar index was down $0.235...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Friday closed up +0.28 (+1.60%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +5.00 (+1.01%). Sugar prices on Friday added to Thursday’s gains and posted 1-week...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Friday closed up +119 (+1.31%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed up +17 (+0.26%). Cocoa prices on Friday settled higher, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high and...
July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) Friday closed up +0.40 (+0.10%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) closed down -39 (-0.74%). Coffee prices on Friday settle mixed. Dollar weakness Friday was supportive...
Cotton futures are holding near unchanged so far on Friday, with contracts anywhere from up 6 points to 2 points lower in the nearbys. Crude oil prices are back 93 cents/barrel. The US dollar index is...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is up +0.36 (+2.06%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is up +6.00 (+1.21%). Sugar prices today added to Thursday’s gains and posted 1-week highs....
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is up +124 (+1.37%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is up +17 (+0.26%). Cocoa prices today are moderately higher with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high and London...
July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) today is down -0.35 (-0.09%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is down -59 (-1.12%). Coffee prices today are trading lower on signs of larger global coffee supplies after...
Cotton prices are up 22 to 32 points early on Friday morning. Futures closed Thursday with 49 to 69 point losses. Crude oil prices were back up $2.33/barrel. The US dollar index was up $1.05 to $100.485....