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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Monday closed up +0.08 (+0.51%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +1.20 (+0.25%). Sugar prices recovered from early losses on Monday and posted modest gains as a weaker dollar (DXY00 ) sparked some mild short covering in...

Live cattle futures are up 15 to 75 cents across the front months on Monday. Cash activity saw sales of $242-243 last week, steady to $1 higher in the South and $2-3 weaker in the North. Feeder cattle futures are working higher after some early back and forth, with midday...

Lean hog futures saw a stronger Friday session as contracts were up 87 cents to $1.05. October was $1 higher last week. Preliminary open interest rose 5,363 contracts, suggesting net new buying. USDA’s national base hog report from Friday PM showed negotiated prices at $101.25, down $3.18 from the day...

Live cattle futures were 97 cents to $1.20 lower across the front months on Friday, as October was $3.67 in the red last week. Cash activity saw sales of $242-243 last week, steady to $1 higher in the South and $2-3 weaker in the North. Feeder cattle futures closed out...

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Cotton futures posted weaker trade on Friday, as contracts were down 13 to 30 points. December slipped 51 points this week. The outside markets were mixed factors, as the US dollar index was down $0.624 on the day to $97.680 and crude oil futures $1.51 lower. Spec funds in cotton...

Lean hog futures posted Friday strength as contracts were up 87 cents to $1.05. October was $1 higher this week. USDA’s national base hog report from Friday PM showed negotiated prices at $101.25, down $3.18 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up a nickel on September...

Cotton futures are trading with steady to 4 point lower action across most nearby contracts at midday. The outside markets are mixed factors, as the US dollar index is down $0.779 on the day to $97.530 and crude oil futures $1.67 lower. USDA’s weekly Export Sales report showed a total...