US wheat futures finished Friday higher across all three major exchanges, providing a firmer close heading into the weekend. Chicago SRW December 2026 wheat gained 9 cents to settle at $5.93¼ per bushel, while Kansas City HRW December advanced 6½ cents to $6.28¾. Minneapolis spring wheat December added 4 cents to close at $6.27¾. Despite […]
US soybean futures finished Friday sharply higher, with contracts advancing between 9½ and 16 cents as the November contract expired. January 2027 soybeans gained 12½ cents to settle at $12.31½ per bushel, taking its weekly advance to an impressive 37¾ cents. The wider soybean complex also strengthened. Soymeal futures added $3 to $4.40, with December […]
Corn futures finished Friday modestly higher, extending gains across the major contracts and leaving December 2026 corn 4 cents higher for the week. December futures settled at $4.45½ per bushel, up 3 cents on the session, while March 2027 gained 2 cents to close at $4.56¾. The strongest support came from US export demand. USDA […]
US cattle futures finished Friday sharply higher, extending the week’s advance as live cattle and feeder cattle contracts attracted strong buying interest. Live cattle futures gained between $1.75 and $2.30, while feeder cattle advanced between $3.05 and $3.77 at the close. December 2026 live cattle settled at $220.650, up $1.750 on the session and $6.60 […]
Coffee futures reversed their early gains and moved lower in the latest session, with December 2026 New York arabica coffee (KCZ26) declining 1.65 points, or 0.59%, while January 2027 ICE robusta (RMF27) fell 34 points, or 1.06%. Arabica surrendered an advance that had taken prices to a 2.5-week high, while robusta dropped to a two-week […]
Cocoa futures closed higher for a third consecutive session on Friday, with December ICE New York cocoa (CCZ26) gaining 53 points, or 1.05%, while December London cocoa (CAZ26) advanced 44 points, or 1.15%. The recovery was supported by reports of heavy rainfall in Ivory Coast, where damaged roads have disrupted the transportation of cocoa beans […]
Sugar futures closed higher on Friday, with New York March 2027 raw sugar (SBH27) advancing 0.19 cents, or 1.04%, while London March 2027 white sugar (SWH27) gained 6.20 points, or 1.20%. The recovery came as traders weighed the prospect of tighter global supplies in the 2026/27 season against strong Indian production and the potential for […]
Cotton futures finished Friday’s session higher across the front months, with December 2026 cotton settling at 78.78 cents per pound, up 11 points, and March 2027 gaining 10 points to close at 82.61 cents. May 2027 futures also advanced, finishing at 84.30 cents, up 9 points. Despite the late-week recovery, December cotton remained down 33 […]
European Natural Gas Prices Rally as EU and UK Benchmarks Lead Commodity Gains European natural gas prices moved higher, with EU natural gas rising 2.99% and UK natural gas gaining 2.70%, making both benchmarks the strongest performers across the commodity market update. The advance contrasted with losses elsewhere in the energy complex. US natural gas […]
Nickel traded around $16,100 per tonne, easing from a recent high of more than one month as persistent global oversupply and subdued downstream demand continued to weigh on market sentiment. Despite the recent price strength, the fundamental outlook remains challenging, with forecasts pointing to a growing supply surplus through 2027. The International Nickel Study Group […]