Soybean futures fell to around $12.70 per bushel on Friday, approaching a five-week low as harvest pressure from expectations for a record-large U.S. crop continued to weigh on prices. Wet conditions during late summer and early autumn slowed the harvest pace, but the arrival of new-crop supplies is keeping pressure on the market. Harvest was […]
Monthly Summary September was a month in which the commodities market stopped moving as a whole. The average weekly change of the basket was minus 2.31%, and only eight of the twenty-six instruments finished the last session in positive territory. This is not a picture of a broad bull market or a broad bear market, […]
Malaysian palm oil futures extended recent declines, hovering near MYR 4,600 per tonne to notch their lowest level since mid-July, pressured by weaker soyoil prices and sluggish exports. Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services and AmSpec Agri Malaysia reported that Malaysian palm oil product exports fell 17.1%-28.8% month-on-month in September, while inventories reached an eight-month high […]
Corn futures are facing heavy selling pressure as the latest US stocks data points to substantially larger available supplies than the market had anticipated. December corn has fallen to around $5.01 per bushel, while March and May contracts are also under pressure as traders reassess the size of the US balance sheet heading into the […]
Soybean futures remain under pressure despite US ending stocks coming in below both last year’s level and trade expectations. November soybeans are trading around $12.93 per bushel, while January and March contracts remain above $13 as traders balance tighter old-crop inventories against harvest pressure, weaker corn prices and the need for stronger export demand. The […]
Wheat futures remain under pressure despite evidence of tighter US old-crop stocks, as traders weigh larger-than-expected production against weaker technical momentum and the potential for substantial global export availability. Chicago SRW is leading the decline, while Kansas City HRW and Minneapolis spring wheat are also trading lower. The latest USDA data places total US wheat […]
Coffee prices are pushing higher as weather concerns in Brazil begin to challenge an otherwise bearish global supply outlook. Arabica futures have reached a three-week high while robusta has climbed to a one-month high, with dry-weather concerns during Brazil’s critical flowering period creating renewed upside risk for the 2026/27 crop. The market remains fundamentally divided. […]
Cocoa prices remain under pressure as abundant current-season supplies and softer chocolate demand offset growing concerns about the quality and size of the next West African crop. New York and London cocoa futures are trading lower after recent declines, with rising exchange inventories and significantly stronger Ivory Coast shipments adding to the near-term supply pressure. […]
Sugar prices are under pressure from weak near-term physical demand, but the longer-term outlook is becoming increasingly dependent on tightening global supply prospects. New York sugar has retreated from its recent highs, while London white sugar is also under pressure as large potential deliveries against the expiring October contract highlight subdued physical demand. At the […]
Cotton futures are under pressure as prices move lower across the futures curve, while a firmer US dollar and higher crude oil add competing influences to the market. The latest decline leaves December cotton around 78.52 cents per pound, with March 2027 futures holding above 81 cents. Physical cotton indicators are providing a mixed signal. […]