04/18/26 16:40:51 Barchart.com Food-Beverage News Articles https://www.barchart.com/news/contributors https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1384860/how-to-control-portfolio-risk-using-market-groups-and-sub-group-caps Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:40:51 +0000 Most traders think they’re diversified—until everything starts moving together. This article breaks down how correlation within commodity groups creates hidden risk, and why managing sub-group exposure is critical to maintaining a balanced portfolio. An oil tanker out at sea by Gerhard Traschutz via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1384860/how-to-control-portfolio-risk-using-market-groups-and-sub-group-caps Darren Carlat https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1383788/peace-in-the-middle-east-at-least-for-now Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:46:35 +0000 Bullish bias in Cattle-on-Feed report Strait of Hormuz by artemegorovv via Shutterstock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1383788/peace-in-the-middle-east-at-least-for-now Brady Sidwell https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1383630/is-wheat-a-good-long-term-investment Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:13:27 +0000 When I saw the picture available to use of a ghost in a wheat field, I knew I had to use it for this piece discussing long-term investments in a market known as Poverty Grass. A ghost in a wheat field_ Image by Masson via Shutterstock_ https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1383630/is-wheat-a-good-long-term-investment Darin Newsom https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1377196/super-el-nino Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:25:46 +0000 How certain commodity prices could behave El Nino black white gray via Barchart https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1377196/super-el-nino Jim Roemer https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1376647/cattle-markets-trade-lower-in-front-of-the-cattle-on-feed-report Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:35:57 +0000 Cattle Markets Crash and recover in front of the Cattle on Feed report Close up of brown and white cow by Derek Sewell via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1376647/cattle-markets-trade-lower-in-front-of-the-cattle-on-feed-report Ben DiCostanzo https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1375153/grain-spreads-july26-nov-26-soybean-spread Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:11:02 +0000 Spread Opportunity Perhaps Rows of soybeans in a field by Jana Milin via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1375153/grain-spreads-july26-nov-26-soybean-spread Sean Lusk https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1373957/shootin-the-bull-about-equilibrium Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:08:40 +0000 In my opinion, the cattle market is believed moving into equilibrium.  Rationing has caused significant shifts in domestic production and processing. Cattle by Penny via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1373957/shootin-the-bull-about-equilibrium Chris Swift https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1373276/sugar-prices-settle-sharply-lower-as-crude-oil-plummets Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:29:16 +0000 May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Friday closed down -0.35 (-2.56%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed down -6.00 (-1.43%). Sugar prices retreated on Friday, with NY sugar falling to a 5.5-year nearest-futures low. Friday's 12% plunge in crude oil prices (CLK26 ) hammered... Ethanol in dictionary by Mark Poprocki via Shutterstock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1373276/sugar-prices-settle-sharply-lower-as-crude-oil-plummets Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1373234/weakness-in-global-cocoa-demand-pressures-prices Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:26:35 +0000 May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Friday closed down -181 (-5.38%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) closed down -104 (-4.17%). Cocoa prices settled sharply lower on Friday for a second day on signs of weak global demand. The National Confectioners Association reported that North American Q1... Bar of chocolate by Karandaev via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1373234/weakness-in-global-cocoa-demand-pressures-prices Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1373209/coffee-prices-fall-as-global-supply-concerns-ease Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:25:01 +0000 May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Friday closed down -7.15 (-2.41%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed down -86 (-2.48%). Coffee prices settled sharply lower on Friday, with arabica falling to a 1-week low. Coffee prices fell on Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is now... Cup of roasted coffee beans on pile by Negative-Space via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1373209/coffee-prices-fall-as-global-supply-concerns-ease Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1370618/sugar-prices-sink-as-crude-oil-plunges Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:36:29 +0000 May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is down -0.41 (-3.00%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is down -7.10 (-1.70%). Sugar prices are sinking today, with NY sugar falling to a 5.5-year nearest-futures low. Today's -12% plunge in crude oil prices (CLK26) is hammering sugar... Sugar crystals under magnification by Panic_attack via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1370618/sugar-prices-sink-as-crude-oil-plunges Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1370236/cocoa-prices-plunge-as-global-cocoa-demand-falters Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:19:10 +0000 May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) today is down -152 (-4.51%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) is down -96 (-3.85%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today for a second day on signs of weak global demand. The National Confectioners Association reported that North American Q1 cocoa grindings... Cocoa by Ha11ok via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1370236/cocoa-prices-plunge-as-global-cocoa-demand-falters Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1370040/how-much-higher-can-wheat-prices-go-in-april Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:09:50 +0000 July soft red wheat futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength. Field of wheat close up by Manfred Richter via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1370040/how-much-higher-can-wheat-prices-go-in-april Jim Wyckoff https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1369783/coffee-prices-tumble-as-global-supply-concerns-ease Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:00:11 +0000 May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) today is down -6.75 (-2.28%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) is down -87 (-2.50%). Coffee prices are tumbling today, with arabica falling to a 1-week low. Coffee prices fell today after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is now reopened, which should restore... Cup of roasted coffee beans on pile by Negative-Space via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1369783/coffee-prices-tumble-as-global-supply-concerns-ease Rich Asplund https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1363974/what-are-fridays-in-the-commodity-complex-easy-to-predict Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:22:04 +0000 As I've said before, the job of analyzing markets has grown much easier given the repetitive cycle of market drivers. 3d illustration inflation and deflation graph by Deepadesigns via Shutterstock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1363974/what-are-fridays-in-the-commodity-complex-easy-to-predict Darin Newsom https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1362598/hard-red-spring-wheat-wants-to-break-out Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:56:25 +0000 We look at Hard Red Spring Wheat. Field of wheat close up by Manfred Richter via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1362598/hard-red-spring-wheat-wants-to-break-out Trent Klarenbach https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1356460/soybeans-corn-wheat-outlook-4-16-26 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:22:42 +0000 Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis. Grain storage by Larina Marina via Shutterstock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1356460/soybeans-corn-wheat-outlook-4-16-26 Nick Ehrenberg https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1353695/wheat-futures-surge-higher-while-corn-and-soybeans-flutter Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:58:49 +0000 Wheat was the bright spot today while the rest of ag (corn, beans, cattle, and hogs) struggled to hold ground Beautiful Landscape Of Sunset Over Wheat Field by Yuriy_Kulik via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1353695/wheat-futures-surge-higher-while-corn-and-soybeans-flutter Oliver Sloup https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1352781/shootin-the-bull-about-whether-the-limb-broke-or-not Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:07:50 +0000 An overlapping of previous wave highs started today with October having traded under what is believed a wave 3 high made on 4/6. A trade of October under $235.90, made on 2/19, will add credibility that a top is in Cattle by Penny via Pixabay https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1352781/shootin-the-bull-about-whether-the-limb-broke-or-not Chris Swift https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1352311/sugar-prices-follow-crude-oil-higher Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:26:57 +0000 May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.15 (+1.11%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed up +6.00 (+1.46%). Sugar prices settled higher on Thursday as a +3% rally in crude oil prices (CLK26 ) sparked short covering in sugar futures. Higher crude... Sugar cube pyramid by Artefacti via iStock https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1352311/sugar-prices-follow-crude-oil-higher Rich Asplund