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Prices22 Jul 2019Purified terephthalic acid prices continued to decline in Asian markets, particularly in China, as the major contradiction was the large backwardation between spot and futures and players in upstream and downstream continuing to bargain
Prices22 Jul 2019Cotton futures regained on follow through speculative selling after falling to a new three-year low, pushed back by weak export sales data and stronger crop conditions in major growing regions in the US

Wool sales held on 18 July, the first sale of this season on New Zealand’s South Island, had 11,800 bales on offer of which, 8,383 bales were sold recording a clearance rate of only 71%, as against 85% in the previous sale.
Pricesfree12 Jul 2019Wool sales held on 11 July in New Zealand’s North Island, the first final one of the 2018-19 season, saw North Island selling with 10,355 bales on offer with an overall clearance rate of 85%, as against 80% in the previous sale.
Prices8 Jul 2019Cotton Futures saw marginal changes in slow trading in a holiday shortened week in the US. Hopes that an agreement is not far away, but details were still difficult and the US trade representative stated that the final negotiations will take some time