Nearby CBOT soft red winter wheat futures rose to a record high of $14.2525 in March 2022. At the most recent November 2023 low, the price was almost one-third the level at the 2022 all-time high. Wheat...

The peak demand season in the natural gas market begins in late November and runs through March when heating demand peaks. After rising from March through November, the natural gas in storage across the...

Gold is sitting around the $2,000 level which has become the leading precious metal’s pivot point. The dollar index has declined, and the bonds have stabilized, which is good news for the metal that...

Soft commodity prices have been on bullish fire in 2023, with the sector posting a nearly 25% gain over the first three quarters. As the softs sector enters the year’s final month, four of the five softs...

At nearly 27 cents per pound in late November 2023, nearby world sugar futures prices are consolidating not far below the recent multi-year high. Sugar is a critical agricultural commodity, a food ingredient,...

Palladium prices have plunged to lows that were more than one-third of the 2020 record peak. With Russia as the leading producer, the potential for another rally in the rare precious and industrial metal...

Cocoa futures recently eclipsed the $4,000 per ton level for the first time in decades. Cocoa is the primary ingredient in chocolate confectionery products. Cocoa’s bullish trend continues in late November...

After declining from August through October 2023, physical lumber futures found a bottom and turned higher. Lumber is a thinly traded futures market but a critical economic indicator. The recent rise in...

Copper prices have increased over the past month but are not running away on the upside. Copper is a bellwether metal that many market participants monitor for clues about the health and well-being of...