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NY soft commodities traded mostly weak on Friday and closed lower across the board. Sugar futures traded sharply lower. May Sugar settled at 12.70, down 0.51. Coffee futures were higher early in the session before moving lower and closing the day weak. May Coffee settled at 129.80, down 2.40....

NY Cocoa futures are a little higher Friday morning. May Cocoa is trading at 2845, up 7. Market chatter that some light commercial buying was supportive on Thursday is making the rounds. Market talk about volatile currency values and possible slack Asian demand continues. Chatter that West African...

Sugar futures traded mostly steady to a higher Thursday, adding to Wednesday's small gains. May Sugar settled at 13.21, up 0.07. Coffee futures traded on both sides of unchanged before settling a little higher on the day. May Coffee settled at 132.20, up 0.45. Cotton futures traded choppy and...

NY Cocoa futures are trading lower Thursday, extending Wednesday's losses. May Cocoa is trading at 2835, down 20. Market talk about volatile currency values and slack demand continues. July Cocoa is trading at 2824, down 20. Trading has been weak. Some buyers are seen for May Cocoa near 2775.

NY Cocoa futures are a little lower Thursday morning. Trading is quiet after Wednesday's decline. May Cocoa is trading at 2847, down 8. Market talk about currency values continues. Chatter about soft demand continues. Tight supply is still seen as supportive. July Cocoa is trading at 2836, down 8.

Cocoa futures settled sharply lower Wednesday, extending Tuesday's losses. May Cocoa settled at 2855, down 58. Trading was weak most of the session and during the post-settlement trading, May Cocoa was trading at 2847. Sugar futures traded mostly steady to a little higher during a back and forth...

NY Cocoa futures are trading lower Wednesday. May Cocoa is trading at 2892, down 21. Asia's cocoa butter ratios have moved down to the lowest level in over 21 months on concern about demand July Cocoa is trading at 2878, down 20. Market talk about currency values continues. Eurozone countries use...

Cocoa futures settled lower after weak and choppy trading session. May Cocoa settled at 2913, down 21. Sugar futures extended its move lower and breached 13.00 at one point. May Sugar settled at 13.02, down 0.25. Coffee futures traded actively and weak. May NY Coffee settled at 135.05, down 1.95....

NY Cocoa futures have moved lower in active trading Tuesday morning. May Cocoa is trading at 2917, down 17. Talk about the lower euro has led to some selling, Cocoa has extended Monday's losses by a small amount. Trading is weak and chatter about buyers near 2885 is making the rounds.

May sugar settled at 15.07, up 0.26. Market talk that Brazil is going to shift the sugar based ethanol mix and the already higher gasoline tax will force consumer to use more ethanol was making the rounds Tuesday. Trading was firm late in the session. Coffee prices were sharply lower Tuesday on...

N.Y. May cocoa is trading at 2932, up 1.0. The March contract has traded with wide ranges in the past week. Chatter that higher prices is leading to some demand loss has led to some selling. Weather continues to be a factor for cocoa traders. Trading on Tuesday has been range-bound. March is...

May cocoa settled higher on Friday at 2931, up 12. March cocoa settled higher also at 2969, up 14. However, March cocoa has declined during post-settlement trading and is now down 35 at 2920. May N.Y. coffee settled lower on Friday at 166.50, down 0.95. Trading was choppy. In other N.Y. soft...

May cotton is trading at 63.01, up 0.20. Friday. Thursday's weekly USDA cotton export sales were 52,200 bales. Cotton is range bound and trading in pre-holiday trading. In other N.Y. soft commodities, cocoa is trading higher at 2928 up 9. Cocoa has firmed a bit from weaker action early on in the...

N.Y. cocoa is lower Friday morning in early trading. May cocoa is trading at 2902, down 17. Market talk that weather has reduced mid-crop cocoa production for West Africa continues. All N.Y. soft commodities are closed on Monday for the President's Day holiday. Trading in advance of the Monday...

N.Y. soft commodities were generally higher across the board on Thursday. N.Y. sugar futures traded higher most of the day Thursday. May sugar ended the session on a firm note, trading at 18.82, up 0.20. May cocoa traded higher on Thursday. May cocoa ended trading at 2914, up 30. May coffee...