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Corn futures failed to see much buying post-USDA data release on Friday, as futures slipped into the close with losses of 3 to 5 cents. September closed out the week with a loss of 24 ¼ cents, as December was down 24 ¾. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Friday closed up +0.31 (+1.91%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +1.20 (+0.25%). Sugar prices were boosted by Friday's sharp rally of more than +2% in crude oil prices (CLQ25 ), which was due to speculation that...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Friday closed down -1.30 (-0.45%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed down -104 (-3.13%). Coffee prices on Friday fell, with robusta coffee slumping to a 14-month low. Arabica coffee saw some support early in the session on bullish carryover from Wednesday, when...

Cotton prices are trading with losses of 20 to 50 points so far on Friday trade. Crude oil is up $1.88/barrel at $68.45, with the US dollar index $0.193 higher to $97.515. The monthly update to the USDA balance sheets showed a 300,000 bale hike to US cotton exports at...

Corn futures are failing to see much upward movement following some friendlier USDA data from this morning. Contracts are down 2 to 5 cents across the front months at midday. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 ¼ cents at $3.83. Late on Thursday, President...

Live cattle futures are putting their rally pants back on, with contracts up 2 to $2.75 at midday. Cash trade has been limited this week, with some light $225 Southern action reported early and bids on Thursday at $223-227. A few northern trades were tallied at $235. The Friday morning...

Lean hog futures are trading with 30 to 65 cent losses on Friday’s midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $106.04 on Friday morning, dropping $6.71 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up a dime at $107.14 on July 9. Pork production out of...

Soybeans are showing losses extending 3 to 7 cents so far on Friday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 5 3/4 cents at $9.66. Soymeal futures re down 50 to 80 cents/ton, as Soy Oil was 25 to 31 points higher. USDA reported a private export sale...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.24 (+1.48%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is up +6.30 (+1.31%). Sugar prices are moving higher today as a sharp +2% rally in WTI crude oil (CLQ25 ) has sparked short covering in sugar futures. Higher...

Many people throw away perfectly good food simply because it has passed the date printed on the package. However, those “Best By,” “Sell By,” and “Use By” dates are often indicators of peak quality, not food safety. The USDA confirms that most shelf-stable foods remain safe to eat indefinitely. Understanding…

Lean hog futures closed Thursday with losses of $1 to $1.50. Preliminary open interest was up 2,304 contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $112.43 on Thursday morning, up 53 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 29 cents at $107.04...