Softs Futures
Sugar, coffee, cocoa, cotton, orange juice, and lumber — the weather-driven markets.
Hedging softs exposure? Soft commodities are among the most weather-sensitive and politically exposed markets in the world. Forward-contract hedges protect food manufacturers, roasters, and builders against supply shocks and price spikes.
Cocoa
Cocoa supply is concentrated in West Africa — Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana produce over half the world crop — makin…
Coffee C
Coffee C prices washed arabica, dominated by Brazil's harvest cycle — a single frost forecast in Minas Gerais …
Cotton
Cotton No. 2 is the fiber benchmark from the Texas plains to the Delta — a market where mill demand, polyester…
Orange Juice
Frozen concentrated orange juice is one of the smallest futures markets — Florida citrus disease and Brazilian…
Lumber
Lumber futures track North American housing and renovation demand, and the contract's 2022 redesign to Chicago…
Sugar No. 11
Sugar No. 11 is the world raw-sugar benchmark, priced off Brazilian center-south cane — where the same crop be…
Talk to a Softs Specialist
Call Lannie Cohen at 317-848-8050 to discuss contracts, specs, or a custom hedging strategy.