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Low-Hanging Fruit: OJ-Futures Prices Will Drop

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:44:34 +0000

Fears surrounding a fungicide affecting Brazilian oranges are turning out to be a tempest in a juice glass. So expect OJ futures prices, which had soared on supply-squeeze fears, to drop.

Cattle Futures Beef Up

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:40:09 +0000

Live-cattle futures will stay high even if U.S. consumers can’t take the price hikes: The support will come from Japanese beef eaters, whose appetite for imported meat has grown as the yen has strengthened. Koreans like it, too.

Cattle Futures Beef Up

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:40:09 +0000

Corn Suffers in Super Bowl

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:36:36 +0000

Because the yearly USDA forecast of spring planting showed larger-than-expected supply, hopes for higher prices will have to lie dormant until March or April.

Crude Will Ship, Price Will Slip

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:34:45 +0000

Discord between Iran and the West makes for attention-grabbing headlines, but crude-demand fundamentals are soft. So any price spikes will be temporary. The U.S. benchmark contract fell nearly 3% on the week.

Cotton Prices Won’t Stay Soft

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:33:32 +0000

After hitting a record $2.27 a pound in March, cotton futures are down 60%. Smaller plantings and increased demand could push the price back up to $1.10 from the current 95.86 cents per pound.

The Gas Bubble: The Effects of Weather and Supply

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:28:38 +0000

The outlook for natural-gas futures is widely viewed as awful, With forecasts for a warm winter and current excess supply, prices are poised to fall further.

The Gas Bubble: The Effects of Weather and Supply

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:28:38 +0000

The outlook for natural-gas futures is widely viewed as awful, With forecasts for a warm winter and current excess supply, prices are poised to fall further.

Oil’s Slick, Cotton’s Nicked

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:32:26 +0000

Unless you bet wisely on gold and crude, the second half of 2011 wasn’t a good time to be in commodities—and cotton fared worst of all.

Corn, Oil Look Like Winners in 2012

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:30:33 +0000

Crude could hit triple digits next year, but cotton and copper could disappoint.