08/11/26 20:10:30 Barchart.com All-Commodities News Articles https://www.barchart.com/news/contributors https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3788203/pure-hedge-livestock-and-grain Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:10:30 +0000 Grains Break Before the WASDE Report Tomorrow - Cattle Markets Look Tired as They Settled Well Below the Highs of the Day. Herd of young calves looking at camera_ Image by Symbiot via Adobe Stock_ https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3788203/pure-hedge-livestock-and-grain Bill Allen https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3787254/dollar-slightly-higher-as-crude-oil-rallies-and-stocks-fall Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:33:35 +0000 The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.06% on Tuesday. The dollar found support on Tuesday after WTI crude oil prices rose more than +1% to a 1-week high, which raises inflation expectations and may persuade the Fed to tighten monetary policy, a supportive factor for the dollar. Also, weakness... Holding money bunched in fist by Iana Miroshnichenko via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3787254/dollar-slightly-higher-as-crude-oil-rallies-and-stocks-fall Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786882/crude-prices-settle-higher-as-middle-east-supplies-tighten Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:15:39 +0000 September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) closed up +1.07 (+1.30%) on Tuesday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) closed up +0.0012 (+0.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled higher on Tuesday, with crude oil climbing to a 1-week high and gasoline posting a 1.5-week high. Crude prices were volatile on... The index of oil up by Pashalgnatov via istock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786882/crude-prices-settle-higher-as-middle-east-supplies-tighten Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786871/nat-gas-prices-slip-on-the-outlook-for-robust-us-storage Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:14:21 +0000 September Nymex natural gas (NGU26 ) closed down -0.027 (-0.97%) on Tuesday. Nat-gas prices fell from a 2-week high on Tuesday and settled lower. Gas prices gave up early gains and turned lower on Tuesday after the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected US nat-gas storage levels to swell to... Jack up drilling rigs off coast by Elliot Day via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786871/nat-gas-prices-slip-on-the-outlook-for-robust-us-storage Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786637/can-gold-make-a-new-high-in-2026 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:00:02 +0000 After falling 29.7% from the late January 2026 record high to the June 30, 2026, low, gold has been trading at the low end of the 2026 trading range around $4,000 per ounce, which is becoming a pivot point. While some of the leading financial institutions continue to forecast new all-time highs before the end of this year, gold is not cooperating in August 2026. Image by allstars via Shutterstock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786637/can-gold-make-a-new-high-in-2026 Andrew Hecht https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786229/global-supply-concerns-push-sugar-prices-sharply-higher Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:20:46 +0000 October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) closed up +0.26 (+1.58%) on Tuesday, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed up +5.20 (+1.03%). Sugar prices extended their sharp week-long rally on Tuesday, with NY sugar posting a 10-month nearest-futures high and London sugar posting a 15-month high.... Sugar cube pyramid by Artefacti via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786229/global-supply-concerns-push-sugar-prices-sharply-higher Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786196/cocoa-prices-retreat-on-beneficial-west-african-weather Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:19:47 +0000 September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) closed down -278 (-4.78%) on Tuesday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -179 (-4.21%). Cocoa prices fell to 1-week lows on Tuesday and settled sharply lower. Cocoa prices retreated on reports of exceptional growing conditions in the Ivory Coast and... Cacao by Allybally4b via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786196/cocoa-prices-retreat-on-beneficial-west-african-weather Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786168/arabica-coffee-prices-rise-as-colombian-earthquake-disrupts-supplies Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:18:08 +0000 September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) closed up +3.45 (+1.04%) on Tuesday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed down -24 (-0.63%). Coffee prices settled mixed on Tuesday, with arabica up sharply at a 5-week nearest-futures high. Arabica rallied on Tuesday amid concerns that a massive earthquake that hit Colombia... Dark roasted coffee beans with scoop by Rattanapol via Shutterstock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3786168/arabica-coffee-prices-rise-as-colombian-earthquake-disrupts-supplies Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3785406/gold-technical-analysis-200-day-moving-average-retest Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:44:59 +0000 Gold prices rally to retest the 200-day moving average following a 29% decline. Analysis of technical resistance levels and commodity market trends. Image by allstars via Shutterstock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3785406/gold-technical-analysis-200-day-moving-average-retest Trent Klarenbach https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784926/if-you-want-more-upside-from-gold-this-etf-offers-a-different-kind-of-leverage Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:14:55 +0000 Following the recent gold rally, investors may be looking to cash in. Here's one of my favorite ways to play gold. Image by allstars via Shutterstock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784926/if-you-want-more-upside-from-gold-this-etf-offers-a-different-kind-of-leverage Rob Isbitts https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784427/wheat-falling-back-on-tuesday Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:41:28 +0000 The wheat complex is trading with midday losses across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts is down 9 to 10 cents so far on the day. KC HRW futures are falling 9 to 10 cents lower across the front months. MPLS spring wheat is 10 to 11 cents lower across... Wheat Harvest by Heiko Janowski via Unsplash https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784427/wheat-falling-back-on-tuesday Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784437/cattle-holding-on-the-higher-side-on-tuesday Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:41:28 +0000 Live cattle futures are trading with contracts down a dime to 50 cents higher at midday. There were no deliveries issued on first notice day for August live cattle futures. Cash trade was quiet on Monday, though USDA did pick up a few $235 in the North. Feeder cattle futures... Family outside of cow pen by Halfpoint via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784437/cattle-holding-on-the-higher-side-on-tuesday Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784417/soybeans-falling-early-on-tuesday-with-wetter-forecasts-adding-pressure Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:41:28 +0000 Soybeans are posting 9 to 11 cent losses at Tuesday’s midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 3 ½ cents at $11.36 1/4. Soymeal futures are up 50 to 70 cents lower, with Soy Oil dropping 139 points. There were 4 delivery notices against August soybeans overnight,... Handfull of soybeans via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784417/soybeans-falling-early-on-tuesday-with-wetter-forecasts-adding-pressure Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784447/hogs-falling-back-on-tuesday Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:41:28 +0000 Lean hog futures are trading with contracts falling a tick to $1.05 so far on the day. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.96 on Tuesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 21 cents on August 7 at $96.09. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value was back... Brown and white piglet by Fernando Cavalcanti via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784447/hogs-falling-back-on-tuesday Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784407/corn-feeling-modest-pressure-at-tuesdays-midday Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:41:28 +0000 Corn futures are trading with most contracts fractionally lower so far on Tuesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 3/4 cent at $4.07 1/4. Monday’s Crop Progress report showed 94% of the US corn crop silking by August 9, with 61% in the dough stage, 6 percentage... Sweet Corn still on husk by wal_172619 via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784407/corn-feeling-modest-pressure-at-tuesdays-midday Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784461/cotton-holding-steady-at-midday Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:41:28 +0000 Cotton futures are trading with mixed trade on Tuesday, as contracts are down 19 points to up 10 at midday. Crude oil is up $0.88 per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.007 higher. Weekly Crop Progress data showed 65% of the US cotton setting bolls as of Sunday, with... Rolls of cotton thread by Marina Ermakova via Unsplash https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3784461/cotton-holding-steady-at-midday Austin Schroeder https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3783985/sugar-prices-extend-the-week-long-rally-on-global-supply-concerns Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:21:33 +0000 October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is up +0.14 (+0.85%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is up +2.50 (+0.49%). Sugar prices extended their week-long rally today, with NY sugar posting a 10-month nearest-futures high and London sugar posting a 15-month high. Concerns over lower... Packets of white and raw sugar by Tafilah Yusof via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3783985/sugar-prices-extend-the-week-long-rally-on-global-supply-concerns Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3783621/exceptional-growing-conditions-in-west-africa-weigh-on-cocoa-prices Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:03:59 +0000 September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) is down -291 (-5.00%) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -188 (-4.42%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today, falling to 1-week lows. Cocoa prices are sliding on reports of exceptional growing conditions in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, which... Cocoa by Public Domain via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3783621/exceptional-growing-conditions-in-west-africa-weigh-on-cocoa-prices Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3783163/arabica-coffee-prices-jump-as-colombian-earthquake-may-disrupt-supplies Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:38:37 +0000 September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) is up +7.40 (+2.23%) on Monday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is down -5 (-0.13%). Coffee prices are mixed today, with arabica up sharply at a 5-week nearest-futures high. Arabica is rallying today on concerns that a massive earthquake to hit Colombia on... Growing coffee beans on plantation sunset by Young_n via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3783163/arabica-coffee-prices-jump-as-colombian-earthquake-may-disrupt-supplies Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3782828/crude-prices-supported-as-strait-of-hormuz-remains-closed Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:23:30 +0000 September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) is up +0.19 (+0.23%) today, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) is down -0.0376 (-1.20%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are mixed today, with crude oil climbing to a 1-week high. The lack of an agreement between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait... A sunset over a fuel tanker by Sebastian via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3782828/crude-prices-supported-as-strait-of-hormuz-remains-closed Rich Asplund