Ivory Coast Cocoa Crop Concerns Underpin Prices
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25) Friday closed up +119 (+1.31%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) closed up +17 (+0.26%).Cocoa prices on Friday settled higher, with NY cocoa posting…
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25) Friday closed up +119 (+1.31%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25) closed up +17 (+0.26%).Cocoa prices on Friday settled higher, with NY cocoa posting…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Friday closed down -0.07%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.01%. June E-mini S&P futures…
June WTI crude oil (CLM25) Friday closed up +1.11 (+1.85%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM25) closed up +0.0230 (+1.10%).Crude oil and gasoline prices on Friday rallied to 1-1/2 week highs…
The dollar index (DXY00) Friday fell from a 4-week high and finished down by -0.29%. Long liquidation pressures weighed on the dollar ahead of this weekend's US-China trade talks in…
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25) Friday closed up +0.28 (+1.60%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25) closed up +5.00 (+1.01%).Sugar prices on Friday added to Thursday’s gains…
July arabica coffee (KCN25) Friday closed up +0.40 (+0.10%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25) closed down -39 (-0.74%).Coffee prices on Friday settle mixed. Dollar weakness Friday was supportive of…
Cotton futures slipped back on Friday, with contracts down 8 to 15 points at the close, as July was down 180 points this week. Crude oil prices were back up…
The wheat market failed to join in on the corn and bean strength on Friday, with contracts falling lower. Chicago SRW futures posted Friday losses of 7 to 8 cents…
The wheat market is trading with losses at Friday’s midday. Chicago SRW futures are trading with 5 to 6 cent losses in the front months on Friday. Kansas City HRW…
The soybean market is trading with 7 to 12 cent gains ahead of the weekend meeting with the US and China. There were another 3 deliveries issued against May soybeans…
June Nymex natural gas (NGM25) on Friday closed up by +0.203 (+5.65%).June nat-gas prices on Friday rallied to a 4-week high and settled sharply higher on the outlook for above-normal…
Lean hog futures posted mixed action on Friday, with contracts down 27 cents to up 40 cents. June was down $1.77 this week. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was…