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Lean hog futures are down 17 cents in the nearby February contract, with others up as much as 50 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $84.38 on Thursday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 79 cents on Jan 27 at $85.22. USDA’s Export Sales...

Live cattle futures are down 90 cents to $1.15 at midday. Open interest was up 1,066 contracts on Wednesday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with $232 bids on Thursday. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed bids of $232 to $233.50 but no sales...

Corn futures are trading with fractional to penny gains so far on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 1/4 cents at $3.95 3/4. Export Sales data from this morning showed 1.649 MMT of corn sales in the week of January 22, near the middle of...

Soybeans are down 2 to 4 ¼ cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 4 1/4 cents lower at $10.04 1/2. Soymeal futures were $0.90 to $1.50 lower, with Soy Oil futures 40 to 45 points lower. USDA released Export Sales data for the week ending...

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March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.04 (-0.27%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -2.70 (-0.66%). Sugar prices extended this week's slide today, with NY sugar falling to a 1.5-week low and London sugar falling to a 2.5-month low. The outlook...

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March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +40 (+0.96%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is up +29 (+1.01%). Cocoa prices are moving higher today as a weaker dollar has prompted some mild short covering in cocoa futures. Cocoa prices have sold off sharply recently, with...

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today closed down -5.20 (-1.48%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) is up +39 (+0.94%). Coffee prices are mixed today on divergent global weather. Arabica coffee prices are under pressure amid forecasts of steady rains in Minas Gerais, Brazil's main coffee-growing region, over the...

Babcock & Wilcox (BW) has surged nearly 700% over the past year, hitting a new 5-year high of $10.97. BW has a 100% “Buy” Barchart opinion. Despite technical strength, earnings and revenue are projected to decline this year. Morningstar warns BW is 79% overvalued with weak financial health, suggesting caution...