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Sugar Prices Weighed Down by Weakness in Crude Oil

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is down -0.20 (-1.39%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is down -2.50 (-0.60%). Sugar prices are sliding today amid weakness in crude oil prices. WTI crude (CLJ26) is down by more than -3% today, which undercuts ethanol prices...

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Rising Oil Prices Create an Opportunity in This 1 Undiscovered Stock

REX American Resources (REX) demonstrates strong technical momentum and is trading at new all-time highs. Shares are up 121% over the past 52 weeks. The stock maintains a 100% “Buy” technical opinion. Rising oil (CLJ26) prices position REX’s ethanol business as a compelling energy alternative. Today’s Featured Stock Valued at...

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Cotton Closes Lower on Wednesday

Cotton futures were 5 to 13 points in the red on Wednesday. Crude oil was back up another $5.44 on Wednesday, adding some premium pack in as the Iran situation continues to unfold despite the International Energy Agency agreeing to release 400 million barrels of ethanol reserves. The US dollar...

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Cotton Slipping Lower on Wednesday

Cotton futures are 5 to 11 points in the red at midday. Crude oil is back up another $3.03 on Wednesday, adding some premium pack in as the Iran situation continues to unfold despite the International Energy Agency agreeing to release 400 million barrels of ethanol reserves. The US dollar...

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is unusually rich in alcohol — a chemical clue that could reveal how planets and icy bodies form around other stars.

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Sugar Prices Fall on the Plunge in Crude Oil Prices

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.21 (-1.44%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) closed down -2.10 (-0.50%). Sugar prices fell on Tuesday's -11% plunge in crude oil prices. The sell-off in crude oil prices undercuts ethanol prices, encouraging the world's sugar...

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Sugar Prices Fall on Today's Plunge in Crude Oil Prices

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) is down -0.21 (-1.44%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is down -2.40 (-0.57%). Sugar prices are trading lower due to today's -11% plunge in crude oil prices. The sell-off in crude oil prices undercuts ethanol prices, encouraging the world's...

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House misses its own deadline for bill to expand ethanol sales

House Republicans blew past a deadline to release legislation that would allow the year-round sale of E15 gasoline last week.

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Corn Slipping Lower on Tuesday

Corn futures are in the red on Tuesday’s midday, with contracts down 1 to 2 cents across most front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down a penny to $3.93 1/2. EIA data will be released on Wednesday morning, with some analysts looking for ethanol production to...

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Corn Close Mixed on Thursday

Corn futures saw fractional to 1 ¼ cent losses on Thursday, with deferreds slightly higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up ½ cent to $3.94 1/2. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production in the week ending on 2/13 at 1.118 million barrels per day, up...

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Corn Slipping Lower on Thursday

Corn futures are trading with midday losses of 1 to 2 1/2 cents on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up ½ cent to $3.94 1/2. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production in the week ending on 2/13 at 1.118 million barrels per day, up...

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Corn Closes with Tuesday Strength

Corn futures were 2 to 3 cents higher at the Tuesday close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 1/2 cents at $3.94 1/4. EIA data will be released on Wednesday morning, with most expecting to see a reduction in ethanol output for the week ending on...

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Corn Posting Midday Gains on Tuesday

Corn futures are trading with 2 to 3 cent gains at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 1/2 cents at $3.94 1/4. NASS released their monthly Grain Crushings report on Monday afternoon, with December corn used for ethanol at 488.26 million bushels. That was a...

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How Fuel Is Killing New Engines At An Alarming Rate

Modern engines are marvels of efficiency and power, but they’re also more fragile than ever. Although I’ve been out of the shop for 6 years now, it’s been surprising to find out that the fuel we’re putting in newer cars can be dangerous. Today’s engines just don’t react the same.…

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Corn Pops Higher into the Close

Corn futures were 2 to 3 cents across most nearby contracts on Thursday. Spillover from strength in wheat was supportive. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 1/4 cents at $3.87 3/4. Weekly EIA data showed a total of 1.119 million barrels per day of ethanol production...

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Corn Posting Midday Gains on Thursday

Corn futures are up 1 to 2 cents across most contracts on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 1/2 cents at $3.86. Weekly EIA data showed a total of 1.119 million barrels per day of ethanol production in the week ending on January 16. That...

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Energy Commodities in Q4 and 2025- What are the Prospects for Q1 2026 and Beyond?

The composite of energy commodities moved lower in Q4 2025 and in the year that ended on December 31, 2025. While crude oil, oil products, crack spreads, and Chicago ethanol swaps declined, Rotterdam coal and U.S. natural gas futures prices increased in the fourth quarter.

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Corn Bounce Pushing to Thursday Morning

Corn prices are extending the rebound higher on Thursday morning, with gains of 1 to 2 cents. Futures saw a slight recovery on Wednesday, with contracts up 1 to 2 ¼ cents at the close. EIA reported a robust ethanol figure to give the bulls some steam. Open interest was...

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Corn Gets a Midweek Bounce as Ethanol Output Booms to Record

Corn futures saw a slight recovery on Wednesday, with contracts up 1 to 2 ¼ cents at the close. EIA reported a robust ethanol figure to give the bulls some steam. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 1/2 cents at $3.85. EIA data from this morning...

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Corn Showing Gains as Ethanol Production Explodes to New Record

Corn futures are trading with 1 to 2 ½ cent gains so far on Wednesday, as EIA reported a robust ethanol figure. The CmdtyView national averageCash Corn price is up 2 1/2 cents at $3.84 3/4. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production exploding 98,000 barrels per day week/week...

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Corn Closes with Tuesday Weakness

Corn futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts down 1 to 3 ½ cents across the front months, following sharp Monday losses. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1 3/4 cents at $3.81 1/2. EIA data will be released on Wednesday morning, with traders looking for ethanol...

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Corn Pops Back Higher on Wednesday

Corn futures were pushing higher into the Wednesday close, as contracts were 2 to 3 cents higher in the nearbys. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 ½ cents at $4.08 3/4. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production in the week ending on January 2...

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Corn Holding Higher at Midday

Corn futures are trading with 2 to 3 cent gains across most contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 3/4 cents at $4.09. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production in the week ending on January 2 slowing 22,000 barrels per day wk/wk...

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Corn Looks to New Year of Trade

The corn market will resume trading this morning at 8:30 am CST after the day (and overnight) off for the New Years holiday. Futures closed the Wednesday session with steady to fractionally lower trade to wind down 2025. Open interest rose 5,462 contracts, despite 4,078 contracts leaving March. The CmdtyView...

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Corn Slips into the 2025 Close

Corn futures closed the Wednesday session with steady to fractionally lower trade to wind down 2025. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down another 1 ½ cents at $3.96 1/4. The market will be closed on Thursday for New Years Day, with a hard open at 8:30 am...

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