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On November 18, the price of nearby cocoa futures on the Intercontinental Exchange rose to the highest price since May 2018. Since mid-August, the price of the soft commodity has been climbing. At the most recent peak on November 18, the nearby futures contract was almost $700 per ton higher t...

Sugar can be one of the most volatile commodities that trade on the futures exchange. Since the 1970s, the trading range in sugar futures on the Intercontinental Exchange has been from 2.29 to 66 cents per pound. The last significant peak in the sugar futures arena occurred in 2011 when the sw...

Since the turn of this century, the price range in the cocoa futures market has been from $674 to $3826 per ton. At the $2500 level on November 11, the price of the primary ingredient in chocolate confectionery products is above the midpoints. When it comes to the demand side of the fundamen...

On Friday, November 8, at noon EST, the US Department of Agriculture released its November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The monthly WASDE is the gold-standard when it comes to supply and demand data for the markets that feed and clothe the world. The November WASDE ...

Coffee can be one of the most volatile commodities that trade on the ICE futures exchange. Since the mid-1970s, quarterly historical volatility has ranged from just over 11% to a high at over 90%. At 14.9% at the end of last week, the measure of price variance was at the low end of the range. ...

World sugar futures can be highly volatile. Since the early 1970s, the sweet commodity has traded from a low at 2.29 to 66.0 cents per pound. Since 2011, the range has been from 9.83 to 36.08 cents. On Friday, October 25, the price of nearby March sugar futures on the Intercontinental Exchange...

Cotton is a member of the soft commodities sector of the raw materials asset class. The agricultural commodity is a primary ingredient in clothing, bedding, and many other products we use each day. The US has a long history as a cotton producer. "King Cotton" was a phrase used by Southern poli...

The agricultural sector has had a rough time since 2018. The trade war and a strong dollar have caused the prices of most agricultural commodities to move lower. Meanwhile, it has not helped that supplies have been sufficient to meet global requirements. The United States is the world's leadin...

Despite China's pledge to buy more U.S. farm products, the commitment is clouded by uncertainty over how much, the time frame for purchases and what the U.S. may need to give in return, WSJ reports. More news on: Invesco DB Agriculture ETF, iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Tota...

Brazil is the world's leading producer of Arabica coffee beans. The South American nation has been the leader for more than a century and a half. In 2018, Brazil produced 2.598 million metric tons of coffee beans. Coffee plantations cover around 27,000 kilometers of Brazil, with the majority i...