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Soft Futures - December 2010
- Australian flooding to negatively impact nation's cotton harvest: [2010 Dec 29 11:51 AM] A Southeast Australia region whose production of cotton is high will suffer reduced harvesting of the soft fiber because of flooding. Read more
- Orange groves in Florida not as damaged by colder temperatures, meteorologist reports: [2010 Dec 28 12:16 PM] Florida's citrus groves did not suffer as much damage from freezing temperatures from Monday to Tuesday, which pushed down the price of orange juice to its lowest levels since mid December. Read more
- Rubber increases as slow period dawns: [2010 Dec 27 05:24 PM] The top exporter of rubber is entering a season of low production which has influenced the commodity to increase for a sixth straight day. Read more
- Bank: Arabica coffee beans could be the hot commodity for 2011: [2010 Dec 23 12:05 PM] Arabica coffee beans are the soft commodity to watch in 2011 because of setbacks in production as demand rises. Read more
- Indian company to move forward with cotton business: [2010 Dec 21 04:11 PM] More than 505 acres in the Indian state of Vadodara have been sowed with organic cotton seeds, which will do its part to populate seven retail stores with products. Read more
- Commodity prices rise, squeezing companies and nations: [2010 Dec 21 10:35 AM] The rising price of key inputs is putting pressure on major entities in both the private and public sector, forcing regulators, officials, logistics managers and company executives to confront the fact that as the world returns to economic health, demand is once again outpacing supply. Read more
- Cotton's price reaches record value: [2010 Dec 21 08:00 AM] Chinese demand for cotton pushed the price of the soft commodity's futures to a record value. Read more
- Indian indecision, Chinese demand benefit cotton: [2010 Dec 16 12:50 PM] An indecisive India, the globe's second-largest cotton grower, increased the price of the soft commodity to its highest rate in a month. Read more
- Cotton price slips for first time in six sessions: [2010 Dec 15 12:15 PM] Conjecture about higher amounts of cotton planting in the world's largest exporter sent the price of the soft commodity down. Read more
- Cotton surges by maximum for second straight day: [2010 Dec 14 10:37 AM] India tempering its cotton output helped push up the price of cotton futures in New York as they increased the maximum allowed for the second straight day. Read more
- Chinese demand, hail in Texas push up cotton prices: [2010 Dec 13 11:55 AM] The world's biggest importer of cotton helped cotton prices climb following speculation that U.S. supplies will be unable to coincide with demand. Read more
- Demand pushes up cotton's price: [2010 Dec 09 03:11 PM] Significant demand pushed up the price of cotton on Thursday to the maximum allowable by ICE Futures U.S. Read more
- Supply concerns drive volatile cocoa trading session: [2010 Dec 03 03:09 PM] Cocoa futures fluctuated as conflict in the Ivory Coast raised the specter of political violence on Friday. Read more
- Cotton has best week since Summer 1971: [2010 Dec 03 12:44 PM] Restriction of cotton supplies from the world's second-largest exporter of the soft commodity are sending the fiber toward the biggest weekly gain in almost four decades. Read more
- Tightening cotton supplies prompt export rush: [2010 Dec 02 02:34 PM] Indications of increased demand spurred prices for cotton to rise for the second-straight day on ICE Futures U.S. Read more
- Cotton prices resume upward swing: [2010 Dec 01 02:11 PM] The price of cotton increased for a third-straight day as the globe's second largest grower of the soft fiber said it would limit exports of yarn. Read more
