Archive for January 2010
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US corn export premiums at the Gulf of Mexico were steady on Thursday amid solid demand following a recent steep decline in prices, traders said. Gulf loading capacity essentially sold out for January and February,
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Indonesia, the world's number 3 cocoa grower, must increase its output of fermented cocoa beans or else risk being uncompetitive because of the lower cost of imported cocoa powder, an industry official said on Friday.
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Steady trend was witnessed on the cotton market on Friday as dollar's surge attracted the exporters, in the meantime, some mills stayed away from the market to observe the fresh developments, dealers said. The Karachi
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The US Agriculture Department set the prevailing world market price for upland cotton at 59.99 cents per lb, effective through January 28. The price is adjusted to US quality and location for Strict Low Middling,
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US copper futures ended down 1.79 percent on Thursday, sinking to a 3-week low, pressured by the dollar's rise and as US equity markets fell after President Barack Obama proposed rules aimed at making the
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Shanghai copper sank to a 3-week low and London copper hit a new 4-week low on Friday, on sharp falls in Shanghai stocks and worries over proposed limits on US bank trading operations and tighter
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US rice futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed mostly higher on Thursday, with the bellwether March contract up nearly 3 percent in a technical bounce after sharp declines this week, traders said. March
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Tokyo's most active rubber futures dropped to a two-week low on Friday as the yen jumped against the dollar and other commodities slipped after the White House proposed curbs on major bank trading operations. TOCOM's
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Raw sugar futures finished higher on all-around buying as the market whipsawed in a wide band after touching another 29-year peak during Thursday's session, analysts said. The market would need to hit 30 cents in
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US soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed higher on Thursday in a light technical bounce after prices fell to three-month lows this week, traders said. Fresh sales to China add support; USDA
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