
Soft commodities include world free-market sugar, Arabica coffee, cocoa, cotton, and frozen concentrated orange juice futures traded on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). The soft commodities composite moved 11.06% higher in Q4 2024 and posted a 58.14% gain in 2024. Cocoa futures were the upside leader in Q4, with Arabica coffee posting an impressive gain after rising to a new record peak. FCOF rallied, while world sugar and cotton futures declined during Q4. Sugar and cotton futures also moved lower in 2024, while Arbacia coffee, cocoa, and FCOJ posted explosive gains and reached new record price peaks.
Sugar and cotton futures move lower in Q4 and 2024