SocGen warns on coffee prices, as futures hit 18-month high

jeudi 1 janvier 1970 [Agrimoney]

The bank, flagging "high enough" coffee stocks in the EU and US, foresees an arabica price retreat. It is more upbeat on sugar, cotton futures

Indian cotton output to recover slower than expected

jeudi 1 janvier 1970 [Agrimoney]

Production in the world's top grower will increase only negligibly this year, as sowings fall to a 7-year low

Hedge funds flee tumbling cattle market - but not fast enough

jeudi 1 janvier 1970 [Agrimoney]

Hedge funds return to cutting bullish ag bets, led by soy, wheat and livestock. But many retained long bets cattle as prices headed for a 5-year low

Cotton prices tumble, as hopes of increased US exports are dashed

jeudi 1 janvier 1970 [Agrimoney]

The USDA leaves its cotton export forecast unchanged, where markets were expecting prospects to be boosted

Hedge funds hike bets on ideas of coffee, hard wheat supply squeezes

jeudi 1 janvier 1970 [Agrimoney]

Hedge funds cut bullish ag bets to a four-month low. But that disguises positioning for US cotton damage, and tightness in hard wheat supplies

ICAC lifts cotton price hopes - even as futures lose a little buoyancy

jeudi 1 janvier 1970 [Agrimoney]

The ICAC lifts its cotton price forecast, as it cuts world stocks expectations. Still, the futures market is focused for now on a US hurricane

Rabo upbeat on cotton prices, but flags double threat to palm futures

jeudi 1 janvier 1970 [Agrimoney]

Reviving Malaysia output, and a weak discount to soyoil, threaten palm oil prices, Rabobank says. It is downbeat on softs too - bar cotton

Grain markets' lurch lower catches hedge funds off guard

jeudi 1 janvier 1970 [Agrimoney]

Funds turned less bearish in grains - just before prices tumbled. They are well out of the money in soybeans. Indeed, is a fresh wave of selling nigh?