December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -3.25 (-1.12%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -23 (-0.67%). Coffee prices are retreating today as a rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 1.5-year high has prompted long liquidation in coffee futures. On Wednesday, arabica coffee...
Cotton is starting Thursday with AM losses of 6 to 10 points. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 16 to 43 pints lower across the board. Crude oil is back up $2.06 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.074 higher. The Cotlook A index was...
Wheat bulls are trying to battle back on Thursday morning, with 4 to 7 cent gains. The wheat complex ignored USDA Grain Stocks report showing tighter stocks on Wednesday, posting losses across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW closed the day with contracts down 5 ½ to 17 cents to lead...
Soybeans are posting 2 to 3 cent losses early on Thursday. Futures failed to see strength on a friendly stocks number on Wednesday, with contracts down 2 ¼ to 5 cents at the close. Sharp losses in corn were a spillover pressure factor. Open interest was up 3,340 contracts. The...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.27% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.18%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.32%, and December E-mini...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +24 (+0.45%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +15 (+0.37%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today, with NY cocoa rebounding from a 2-month low. Short covering emerged in cocoa futures today amid concern that Ghana's move...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.31 (+1.67%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +2.20 (+0.43%). Sugar prices are moving higher today on signs that demand for sugar is better than initially projected. Covrig Analytics estimates 1.45 MMT of sugar will...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) is up +2.28 (+2.52%) today, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) is up +0.1014 (+3.11%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today as talks between the US and Iran to end the war remain deadlocked, keeping the Strait of Hormuz from fully...
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -3.25 (-1.12%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -23 (-0.67%). Coffee prices are retreating today as a rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 1.5-year high has prompted long liquidation in coffee futures. On Wednesday, arabica coffee...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.31 (+1.67%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +2.20 (+0.43%). Sugar prices are moving higher today on signs that demand for sugar is better than initially projected. Covrig Analytics estimates 1.45 MMT of sugar will...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.27% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.18%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.32%, and December E-mini...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +24 (+0.45%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +15 (+0.37%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today, with NY cocoa rebounding from a 2-month low. Short covering emerged in cocoa futures today amid concern that Ghana's move...
Live cattle futures saw gains of $1.30 to $2.15 across the board on Wednesday. Open interest was up 1,377 contracts. Cash trade saw some light $348-350 dressed action in the North so far this week as reported by USDA, with live sales at $219-219.50. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.17% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.13%, and December E-mini...
Lean hog futures saw weakness on Wednesday, with contracts 7 to 65 cents lower across the board. Open interest was down 942 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was tallied at $77.72 in the Wednesday PM report, down $1.02 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down...
Wheat bulls are trying to battle back on Thursday morning, with 4 to 7 cent gains. The wheat complex ignored USDA Grain Stocks report showing tighter stocks on Wednesday, posting losses across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW closed the day with contracts down 5 ½ to 17 cents to lead...
Corn price action is up 1 to 2 cents so far on Thursday. Futures were under pressure on Wednesday following USDA’s quarterly stocks report with front months down 18 ¼ to 21 ¼ cents and 2027 crop contracts steady to 9 ¼ cents lower. New short interest was noted, with...
Cotton is starting Thursday with AM losses of 6 to 10 points. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 16 to 43 pints lower across the board. Crude oil is back up $2.06 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.074 higher. The Cotlook A index was...
Soybeans are posting 2 to 3 cent losses early on Thursday. Futures failed to see strength on a friendly stocks number on Wednesday, with contracts down 2 ¼ to 5 cents at the close. Sharp losses in corn were a spillover pressure factor. Open interest was up 3,340 contracts. The...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.25% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.86%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.23%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -0.25%, and December E-mini...