The soft commodities composite fell 6.04% in Q2 2025 and was 20.58% lower over the first six months of this year. After leading the commodities asset class higher in 2023 and 2024, soft commodities ...

Hard commodities have a greater shelf life, which gives them more time to appreciate. On the other hand, soft commodities are perishable and are subject to greater volatility.

After a 24.04% gain in 2023, the soft commodities composite fell 2.79% in Q2 and was 26.76% higher than the 2023 closing level. Cocoa and cotton led the way in the downside in Q2, with over 20% ...

Soft commodities were the best-performing sector of the raw materials market in 2023, with the composite posting a 24.04% gain. The bullish price action continued over the first three months of ...

I asked if world sugar futures establish a bottom in a February 7, 2025, Barchart article. I concluded: If sugar follows cocoa, coffee, and FCOJ in the soft commodities sector, the recent price ...

Three of the five soft commodities — cotton, coffee, and sugar — moved to multi-year highs (since 2011) in 2022-23. In late 2023, orange juice reached a record high with cocoa and coffee ...

Soft commodities were the best performers for 2024, he says, up 32%, as extreme weather in coffee-producing countries such as Brazil and Vietnam drove most of the performance.

This article was originally published by the Soft Commodities Forum, hosted by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). At the Soft Commodities Forum (SCF), we believe that ...

Here are five notable charts — well, actually, it’s four charts and one map — to consider in global commodity markets as the week gets underway.

Cocoa, coffee and other soft commodities trading on the Intercontinental Exchange have bounced back from their lows earlier this year and now number among the world’s best-performing major assets.

Soft commodities continue to rally in 2024 In 2023, soft commodities results were as follows: Sugar: a 2.69% gain, closing 2023 at 20.58 cents per pound.