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Cotton futures rounded out the week with gains of 54 to 64 points across the nearbys as December posted a 47 point gain on the week. The outside markets were supportive, as the US dollar index was back down $0.906 on the day to $97.605, with crude oil futures $0.28...

Lean hog futures closed the Friday session with nearby contracts up $1.07 to $1.27, as October was up $1.10 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $107.66 in the Friday PM report, down 69 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 25...

Corn futures closed out the Friday session with mixed action, as nearbys were within a penny of unchanged. September managed a 4 ½ cent gain this week, with December up 6 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 cent at $3.70. USDA reported a couple...

The wheat complex rounded out the week with losses across much of the market, with nearby spring wheat an exception. CBT soft red wheat futures were down 2 to 3 cents, as September was 1 ¾ cents lower this week. KC HRW futures were down 4 to 5 ¼ cents...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Friday closed up +0.13 (+0.80%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +4.10 (+0.85%). Sugar prices on Friday settled higher after a plunge in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 3.5-week low sparked short covering in sugar...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.13 (+0.80%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +2.60 (+0.54%). Sugar prices are climbing as today's plunge in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 3.5-week low has spurred short covering in sugar futures. On...

Ever picked up a package of meat labeled “All Natural,” feeling good about your choice—only to wonder later what that claim really means? You’re not alone. That reassuring label often carries more ambiguity than clarity—and it can mislead even savvy shoppers. Here’s how to make sense of it and what…

Live cattle futures posted mixed trade with nearbys within 15 cents of unchanged and deferred contracts higher. Cash trade has been slow this week, with some northern dressed action at $385 and live trade at $245. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,264 head,...

Lean hog futures closed mixed on Thursday, with front month October down a tick and other nearby contracts up 10 to 20 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $108.35 in the Thursday PM report, down $1.46 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down...

Federal inspectors will assume direct oversight of a Boar's Head deli meat plant when it reopens after an deadly listeria outbreak

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