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The traditional Easter egg hunt has turned into the search for cheaper eggs this year.

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Thursday closed up +3.45 (+1.92%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) closed down -15 (-0.65%). Coffee prices Thursday settled mixed, with arabica posting a 2-week high. Coffee prices have carryover support from Wednesday when the International Coffee Organization (ICO) reported global coffee exports...

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is up +3.10 (+1.72%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is down -23 (-0.99%). Coffee prices this morning are mixed, with arabica posting a 2-week high. Coffee prices have carryover support from Wednesday when the International Coffee Organization (ICO) reported global coffee...

The U.S. is the world’s leading corn producer and exporter. Corn prices declined from the March 2022 high but remained elevated in early April 2023 at the beginning of the 2023 crop year in the northern hemisphere. Corn is food and fuel, and rising oil and gasoline prices put upward…

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Wednesday closed up +5.30 (+3.03%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) closed up +60 (+2.66%). Coffee prices Wednesday closed sharply higher, with arabica posting a 1-week high and robusta posting a 7-1/2 month nearest-futures high. A decline in global coffee exports sparked fund...

Cattle are trading 40 to 95 cents higher so far through Wednesday. Feeders are also working in the black with 37 to 77 cent gains. There were no sales for the 892 head on the FCE this morning as packers bid to $166 against the $170 asks. USDA reported light...

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is up +5.40 (+3.09%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is up +49 (+2.17%). Coffee prices this morning are sharply higher, with arabica posting a 1-week high and robusta posting a 7-1/2 month nearest-futures high. A decline in global coffee exports signals...

CBOT wheat futures reached a record $14.5225 per bushel high in March 2022 as Russia invaded Ukraine. Wheat is in the crosshairs of the ongoing war as Russia and Ukraine are Europe’s breadbasket. We are now in the planting season in North America, with the wheat futures markets concerned about…

It’s a familiar story: a once-dominant U.S. industry is challenged by low-cost competitors overseas and gradually loses market share. This time, however, the pressured industry isn’t a manufacturer. It’s the American farm.

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Tuesday closed down -1.40 (-0.79%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) closed up +25 (+1.12%). Coffee prices Tuesday settled mixed, with robusta climbing to a 7-month nearest-futures high. Arabica coffee fell back on concerns of a slowdown in the U.S. economy that could...

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is down -2.60 (-1.48%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is up +12 (+0.54%). Coffee prices this morning are mixed. Concerns of a slowdown in the U.S. economy that could hurt coffee demand weighed on prices after today's report showed Feb JOLTS...