Louisiana Cotton Losses From Isaac Smaller Than Expected

Cotton farmers in Louisiana will have smaller cotton losses than expected from Tropical Storm Isaac because most crops weren’t ready for har... Read more »

Top rubber producers must agree on price mechanism for stability

Petaling Jaya (The Star/ANN) - Top world rubber producers at the current International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) meeting in Bandung, ... Read more »

Robusta Coffee Beats Arabica As Folgers Cut Prices

Robusta is beating arabica for the first time in four years as roasters use more of the cheaper grade and farmers reap fewer beans in Vietna... Read more »

Tokyo futures drop 1.7 pct as Thailand rejects extra funds for buying

BANGKOK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tokyo rubber futures dropped 1.7 percent on Tuesday on stop-loss selling after the Thai cabinet rejected a plan ... Read more »

Thailand to start cutting rubber exports from Oct

* Thailand to cut exports by 10 pct a month for October-March * Traders say Indonesia, Malaysia not seen cutting exports so far * Thai i... Read more »

NY cocoa, coffee rally on short covering; sugar down

Aug 27 (Reuters) - Cocoa and coffee prices jumped in New York on Monday as shorts raced to cover their positions, with renewed violence in t... Read more »

NY cotton rises as storm watch offsets weak fundamentals

* Isaac expected to land between Louisiana and Alabama - NHC * Storm watch offset overall bearish fundamentals * Upper end of price rang... Read more »

Tokyo futures hit 3-week high as shares gain

TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Key TOCOM rubber futures climbed to a three-week high on Monday as Japan's stock market opened higher on risin... Read more »

NY cotton slumps over 2 pct as Beijing sale plan spooks market

* Cotton gains almost 3 percent on the week * Specs may take profits next week - analyst * Steady open interest suggests short covering ... Read more »

Viet Nam plans to import 357,000 tonnes of cashews

HCM CITY — Viet Nam has to to import about 200,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts in the remaining months of the year to fulfill this year's ... Read more »

Tokyo futures rise 0.4 pct, further gains limited

TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures rose 0.4 percent on Tuesday, in line with increases in Shanghai stocks and rubber p... Read more »

ICE sugar eases, above 2-month low, coffee dips

LONDON Aug 21 (Reuters) - Raw sugar futures on ICE eased slightly on Tuesday, although they were still above a two-month low, as the market ... Read more »

NY cotton jumps over 2 pct on technical buying

* Prices recovered 60 pct of ground lost after USDA report * Technical resistance seen at 100 day MA NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Cotton... Read more »

Tokyo futures extend loss into 2nd day

TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Key TOCOM rubber futures fell on Tuesday, extending declines into a second session as last week's lift from ef... Read more »

India turmeric gains 4 pct on lower sowing; pepper drops

Aug 16 (Reuters) - Turmeric futures hit a 4 percent upper circuit, its highest daily permissible limit, on Thursday due to expectations of l... Read more »

Tokyo futures hit 1-week high on exports curb policy

BANGKOK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Tokyo rubber futures jumped 6 percent to a one-week high on Friday on the back of measures to curb exports by th... Read more »

Pepper futures rise on spot demand

NEW DELHI: Pepper prices recovered by Rs 130 to Rs 42,900 per quintal in futures trade today as speculators created fresh positions largely ... Read more »

Brazil’s Biggest Robusta Coffee State To Get Rain Into Next Week

Espirito Santo, Brazil’s biggest robusta coffee-growing state, will have more rain next week, according to forecaster Somar Meteorologia. ... Read more »

Indian cashew exports may decrease by 40 percent

KOLKATA, India - Cashew exports from India may fall by 40 percent this year as globalconsumers heavily slashed purchases because of economic... Read more »

Texas cotton production likely to double this year

The production of cotton in the south central US state of Texas is expected to be more than double the quantity produced last year, accordin... Read more »