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Thu, May 7th, 2026
Expectations of a Bumper Brazil Coffee Crop Weigh on Prices

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) today is down -10.00 (-3.52%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) is down -6 (-0.18%). Coffee prices are on the defensive today, with arabica falling sharply to a 2-week...

RMN26 : 3,404 (-0.26%)
KCN26 : 273.50 (-3.65%)
Cotton Losses Extending to Thursday Trade

Cotton price action is down 100 to 110 points so far on Thursday. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 31 to 75 points. The US dollar index was $0.420 lower at $97.890. Crude oil was...

CTV26 : 84.16 (-0.99%)
CTN26 : 82.22 (-2.18%)
CTZ26 : 83.04 (-2.03%)
Cotton Pulls Off Early Lows, Still Closes Lower on Wednesday

Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 31 to 75 points. The US dollar index was $0.420 lower at $97.890. Crude oil was down $6.06 on the day following the US and Iran closing in...

CTV26 : 84.16 (-0.99%)
CTN26 : 82.22 (-2.18%)
CTZ26 : 83.04 (-2.03%)
Sugar Prices Sink as Ethanol Weakness May Spur More Sugar Production

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.56 (-3.64%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed down -15.00 (-3.32%). Sugar prices settled sharply lower on Wednesday, with London...

RBM26 : 3.3825 (-2.22%)
SBN26 : 14.46 (-2.36%)
SWQ26 : 429.10 (-1.85%)
Cocoa Prices Climb on West African Crop Concerns

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26 ) on Wednesday closed up +61 (+1.50%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26 ) closed up +37 (+1.21%). Cocoa prices extended this week's sharp rally on Wednesday, with NY cocoa posting...

CCN26 : 4,387 (+6.09%)
CAN26 : 3,268 (+5.25%)
Arabica Coffee Retreats in Hopes the Strait of Hormuz Will Soon Reopen

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) on Wednesday closed down -5.90 (-2.04%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) closed up +35 (+1.04%). Coffee prices on Wednesday settled mixed. Optimism that the US-Iran war...

^USDBRL : 4.94220 (+0.06%)
RMN26 : 3,404 (-0.26%)
KCN26 : 273.50 (-3.65%)
Cotton Trading Off the Lows, but Still Lower at Midday

Cotton futures are trading with 62 to 188 point losses in the front months on Wednesday. May expires at the close. The US dollar index is $0.405 lower at $97.905. Crude oil is down $6.71 at midday following...

CTV26 : 84.16 (-0.99%)
CTN26 : 82.22 (-2.18%)
CTZ26 : 83.04 (-2.03%)
Sugar Prices Retreat as Ethanol Weakness May Spur More Sugar Production

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) today is down -0.48 (-3.12%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is down -13.10 (-2.90%). Sugar prices are sharply lower today, with London sugar tumbling to a...

RBM26 : 3.3825 (-2.22%)
SBN26 : 14.46 (-2.36%)
SWQ26 : 429.10 (-1.85%)
West African Cocoa Crop Concerns Underpin Prices

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26 ) today is up +70 (+1.72%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26 ) is up +46 (+1.50%). Cocoa prices extended this week's sharp rally today, with NY cocoa posting a 2.75-month high...

CCN26 : 4,387 (+6.09%)
CAN26 : 3,268 (+5.25%)
Arabica Coffee Pressured on Hopes the Strait of Hormuz to Soon Reopen

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) today is down -5.30 (-1.83%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) is up +12 (+0.36%). Coffee prices are mixed today. Optimism that the US-Iran war could soon end and reopen...

^USDBRL : 4.94220 (+0.06%)
RMN26 : 3,404 (-0.26%)
KCN26 : 273.50 (-3.65%)

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Amazon $AMZN forms a Golden Cross for the first time since July 🚨 The last one sent shares soaring 18% over the next 4 months 📈📈 https://t.co/PHTCQ0t7k8
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