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Cotton prices fell again on Friday and are trading near unchanged this morning. There were no deliveries made on the May contract which will expire tomorrow. - Read More
Cotton prices fell on Thursday and are trading slightly higher this morning. There were 6 deliveries made by FC Stone and they were taken by Macquarie 5, Allenberg 1. - Read More
Cotton prices on Monday on news that India is lifting its ban on cotton exports. India will undercut US prices which will make it difficult for US prices to rise. There were no deliveries of cotton last night. - Read More
On Friday traders saw a wild session. Old crop corn hit and closed limit higher in May alone. Old/new corn spreads blow up, and old/new bean spreads weakened on the rally. New crop beans gained on low acreage expectations, wheat gained on short covering and meal spreads spoke bearish. What a mess. Big shifts due [...] - Read More
Cotton prices surged higher on short covering ahead of Friday’s Planting Intentions report. Open interest in May cotton futures fell by 5,493 contracts. The National Cotton Council’s survey in January estimated cotton acres at 13.6 million, but since then, soybeans have gained 5% while cotton prices slipped a little and that suggests that cotton acres [...] - Read More
Coming back from the weekend, bullish sentiment in beans remains the biggest story. Spreads continue to point higher with SN-X moving over 50-cents overnight. CN-Z remains stuck in the middle of the established range offering mixed signals to corn longs. Bean longs continue to impress even though they lack export demand or any new crop [...] - Read More
Cotton prices were mixed on Friday and are trading mixed this morning. Reports from India say that cotton farmer suicides have increased this year due to falling yields on their bt cotton and increased use of insecticides has increased. India has allowed bt cotton for 10 years and initially yields increased to 494 lbs/acre. However, [...] - Read More
Cotton prices rallied on Thursday on strong export sales. This morning, cotton is trading25 higher. There were 712 bales of cotton decertified from deliverable stocks, leaving 94,578 bales available for delivery. The US Dollar Index is down 26 points at 79.74. Crude oil is up $1.23 at $106.58. May soybeans were up 13 ½ cents [...] - Read More
Cotton prices were mixed on Thursday and are trading a little higher this morning. There were 1,540 bales of cotton decertified from deliverable stocks. The US Dollar Index is 30 lower at 79.84. Crude oil is up 52 cents at $105.63. May soybeans were down 1 ½ cents overnight at $13.67 ½. May corn was [...] - Read More
Currencies: 13Mar We see two stories dominating the FX landscape today. First, the US Retail Sales data came in about as strong as expected and the best number in 5 months. This withdraws bias for more Fed easing ahead of today’s FOMC meeting and statement. Secondly, the Bank of Japan indicates a further policy of [...] - Read More
Cotton prices fell on Monday and are trading near unchanged this morning. Talk of possible export sales is supporting cotton futures. The US Dollar Index is up 36 points at 80.28. Crude oil is down 32 cents at $106.02. May soybeans were up 11 cents overnight at $13.45 ½. May corn was up 3 cents [...] - Read More
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