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Cotton futures were mostly steady on Friday, with contracts down 4 to 5 points in the front months, as March was 25 points higher on the week. Crude oil futures were up 11 cents per barrel at $59.30. The...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed up +0.39 (+2.68%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +10.20 (+2.44%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Friday amid fund short...
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Friday closed up +110 (+2.22%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed up +62 (+1.70%). Cocoa prices moved higher on Friday as a smaller-than-expected decline in Asian...
March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Friday closed down -2.80 (-0.78%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) closed down -3 (-0.07%). Coffee prices gave up an early advance on Friday and settled lower after...
Cotton futures are trading with 9 to 11 point losses at midday. Crude oil futures are up 68 cents per barrel at $59.87. The US dollar index up $0.108 at $98.230. The markets will be off on Monday for the...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.37 (+2.54%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +9.90 (+2.37%). Sugar prices are moving higher today on fund short covering ahead of a three-day...
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +104 (+2.09%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is up +67 (+1.84%). Cocoa prices are moving higher today as a smaller-than-expected decline in Asian cocoa grindings...
March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is down -1.30 (-0.36%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) is down -7 (-0.17%). Coffee prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower after updated weather forecasts...
Cotton price action is up 3 to 6 cents so far on Friday morning. Futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 22 to 28 points. Crude oil futures were down $2.74 per barrel at $59.28. The US...
