The Latest Breaking News from USDA

Live cattle futures are posting 1.70 to $1.92 gains so far on at midday. This morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards, showed $237 sales on 215 of the 1,526 head offered, out of TX and KS. Feeder cattle futures are trading with contracts up $1.15 to $1.40...

Lean hog futures are back up 40 to 50 cents in most front months on Tuesday, with August down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was up $8.76 from the on Tuesday AM report, at $114.30 this morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 11 cents at $110.41...

Live cattle futures closed the Tuesday session $1.40 to $1.85 higher across most contracts. Cash activity settled in at $230-232 in the South last week, with $240-245 in the North. Feeder cattle futures settled Tuesday trade with contracts up $2.50 to $2.70 at the final bell. The CME Feeder Cattle...

The United States is set to raise tariffs on dozens of trading partners Friday if they fail to reach accords with President Donald Trump to avert the higher rates, and this risks raising prices for consumers.

If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably remember school lunches that were greasy, cheesy, and loaded with processed goodness. Back then, nutritional standards were looser, food allergies were barely discussed, and portion control was an afterthought. What passed for a hot lunch in the ‘80s would raise red…

Live cattle futures were up $1.40 to $1.85 across most contracts on Tuesday trade. Cash activity settled in at $230-232 in the South last week, with $240-245 in the North. Feeder cattle futures settled the Tuesday session with contracts up $2.50 to $2.70. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back...

Lean hog futures posted losses of $1.27 to $2.15 across most contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was up 79 cents on Tuesday afternoon, at $112.14. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 2 cents at $110.30 on July 25. USDA’s Tuesday PM FOB plant pork cutout value...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.16 (+0.97%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +0.50 (+0.11%). Sugar prices settled higher for a second day Tuesday, with NY sugar posting a 1-week high. Strength in crude prices is supporting gains in...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Tuesday closed down -5.20 (-1.72%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed down -13 (-0.39%). Coffee prices retreated Tuesday as the Brazil coffee harvest accelerates, boosting available coffee supplies. Brazil's Cooxupe coffee co-op announced Tuesday that its harvest among its members was 67%...