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Lean hog futures rounded out the midweek trade with contracts up anywhere from 12 to 80 cents in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $111.90 on Wednesday afternoon, down 12 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.00 at $107.33...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.43 (+2.67%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +16.70 (+3.51%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Wednesday, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-week high and London sugar jumping to a 1.5-month high. Concerns...

Corn futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts down 5 to 7 cents, as September fell below the $4 mark. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down a nickel at $3.84. USDA reported a private export sale of 112,776 MT of corn to Mexico this morning,...

Lean hog futures posted mixed Tuesday trade of 32 cents lower to a dime higher in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $112.02 on Tuesday. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.18 at $108.33 on July 3. USDA’s Tuesday afternoon FOB plant pork cutout...

Soybeans posted 3 to 10 ¼ cent losses across most contracts on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 8 3/4 cents at $9.81. Soymeal futures were down $1.30 to $1.90/ton, as Soy Oil was up 4 to 18 points. USDA reported a private export sale of...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.15 (-0.92%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -0.90 (-0.19%). Sugar prices settled lower Tuesday and have been under pressure the past two sessions following the removal of the frost risk from weather forecasts...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Tuesday closed up +7.35 (+2.64%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed up +42 (+1.19%). Coffee prices recovered from early losses Tuesday and settled sharply higher after forecasts for limited rainfall over the next week in Brazil's coffee-growing regions sparked some short covering...

Live cattle futures are $2.75 to $3.60 higher on Tuesday. Cash trade has yet to pick up this week, with last week’s sales of $230-232 in the North and $222-225 in the South. Feeder cattle futures are rallying another $4.05 to $4.50 on Tuesday trade. The CME Feeder Cattle Index...

Lean hog futures are trading with 5 to 45 cent losses at Tuesday’s midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Tuesday morning due to light volume and a 5-day rolling average of $111.43. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.18 at $108.33 on July 3. Speculators...