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Obesity and excess weight gain, traditionally perceived as health issues predominantly affecting high-income countries, are now increasingly prevalent in low and middle-income regions.

More than 59,000 homes have been impacted by food stamp fraud, according to recent statistics from the USDA

Slow down gusts and gales and prevent damage with these trees — Oh and the best part is, they're beautiful to gaze upon

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) Friday closed down -0.22 (-1.14%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -7.50 (-1.34%). Sugar prices Friday retreated from 3-week highs and settled with moderate losses. Long liquidation in sugar futures emerged Friday after the dollar index (DXY00 )...

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) Friday closed down -9.40 (-4.01%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed down -150 (-3.39%). Coffee prices Friday closed sharply lower. A faster pace to Brazil's coffee harvest boosts coffee supplies and undercuts prices. Consulting firm Safras & Mercado reported Friday that Brazil's 2024/25...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is down -0.37 (-1.93%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -10.40 (-1.85%). Sugar prices today retreated from 3-week highs and are moderately lower. Long liquidation in sugar futures emerged today after the dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied...

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) today is down -9.30 (-3.97%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) is down -173 (-3.91%). Coffee prices today are sharply lower. A faster pace to Brazil's coffee harvest is boosting coffee supplies and undercutting prices. Consulting firm Safras & Mercado reported today that Brazil's...

June LC (or LE depending on your platform) settled 5 cents higher at $181.82 on Thursday. June options expire today. The rest of the futures contracts settled 40 to 95 cents lower. Preliminary open interest data shows long liquidation, down 2,073 contracts. Cash cattle trade picked up, with $185 to...

America’s food waste problem is hard to wrap your head around. These four charts help.

Over 80 dairy herds across 11 US states – and three workers – reported to have been infected since March

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Thursday closed up +0.09 (+0.47%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +0.50 (+0.09%). Sugar prices Thursday extended this week's rally to new 3-week highs. Sugar prices are seeing risk premiums rise from increasingly volatile weather globally, including...