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March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Friday closed down -0.08 (-0.41%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +1.20 (+0.23%). Sugar prices Friday settled mixed. Over the past three months, sugar prices have been trending lower. On Tuesday, NY sugar posted a 3-1/2 month nearest-futures...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Friday closed down -8.20 (-2.51%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed down -88 (-1.74%). Coffee prices posted moderate losses on Friday as recent above-average rain in Brazil eased drought concerns. Coffee prices fell to 4-week lows Tuesday after Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.12 (-0.66%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -0.20 (-0.04%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower on an improved global supply outlook. Over the past three months, sugar prices have been trending lower. On Tuesday,...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is down -5.90 (-1.81%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is down -47 (-0.93%). Coffee prices today are moderately lower. Recent above-average rain in Brazil eased drought concerns and is weighing on coffee prices. Coffee prices fell to 4-week lows Tuesday after Somar...

The animal protein sector of the commodities asset class was the second-best performing area in 2024 and continued to post gains in Q4, with cattle futures leading the way on the upside. In 2024, cattle and hog futures posted double-digit percentage gains, with the hogs leading the way on the…

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Thursday closed up +0.47 (+2.44%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +6.00 (+1.18%). Sugar prices posted moderate gains on Thursday, with NY sugar climbing to a 2-week high and London sugar rising to a 1-week high. Signs of...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Thursday closed up +7.10 (+2.22%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed up +181 (+3.71%). Coffee prices on Thursday settled higher, led by a surge in robusta coffee to a 1-1/2 week high, due to concern that ongoing heavy rain in Vietnam will further...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.64 (+3.32%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +10.40 (+2.05%). Sugar prices today are sharply higher, with NY sugar posting a 2-week high and London sugar posting a 1-week high. Signs of smaller sugar production...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +9.70 (+3.03%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is up +219 (+4.49%). Coffee prices today are sharply higher, led by a surge in robusta coffee to a 1-1/2 week high on concern that ongoing heavy rain in Vietnam will further disrupt...

Cotton futures prices rose to the highest since 2011 in mid-2022, reaching $1.5595 per pound. While soft commodities led the commodities asset class in 2023 and 2024, cotton futures were laggards. Meanwhile, cotton is a seasonal commodity that could recover from during the first half of 2025.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Tuesday closed up +0.13 (+0.68%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +376 (+0.72%). Sugar prices Tuesday recovered from early losses and are settled moderately higher. Tuesday's rally in WTI crude oil (CLG25 ) to an 8-week high sparked...