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Soybeans Close Friday with Slight Losses

Soybeans closed the Friday session with contracts steady to 1 ½ cents lower, as September was ¼ cent higher. July options expired today, with FND on Tuesday. July was up 3 ½ cents this week, with November 13 ½ higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 2...

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Sugar Prices Surge on Scant Monsoon Rains in India

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) on Friday closed up +0.43 (+3.17%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed up +19.30 (+4.34%). Sugar prices rallied sharply on Friday, with NY sugar climbing to a 2-week high and London sugar jumping to a 2.75-month high. Sugar prices...

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Hogs Posting Strength on Friday

Lean hog futures are up a tick to $1.10 in the front months on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 7 cents on June 24 at $91.78 USDA’s Hogs and Pigs showed June 1 hog inventory...

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Corn Fading with Fractional Losses at Midday

Corn prices are fractionally lower across most contracts on Friday. July options expire today, with first notice day on Tuesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 1/4 cents lower at $3.87 3/4. The NOAA 7-day QPF shows much of NE, SD, IA, the southern portions of MN/WI as...

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Soybeans Showing Slight Losses on Friday

Soybeans are trading 1 to 3 cent losses at Friday’s midday. July options expire on Friday with FND on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 2 1/2 cents at $10.76 1/4. Soymeal futures are down $2.30 in the nearbys, with Soy Oil futures back on the...

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Weak India Monsoon Rains Pushes Sugar Prices Sharply Higher

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) today is up +0.45 (+3.32%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is up +19.60 (+4.41%). Sugar prices are sharply higher today, with NY sugar climbing to a 2-week high and London sugar jumping to a 2.75-month high. Sugar prices are...

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Lean Hogs Are Rising. You Can Thank the USDA and Elevated Beef Prices.

August lean hog futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength.

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Hogs Look to React to Friendlier USDA Data

Lean hog futures posted Thursday losses of a dime to $1.15 in the front months, with other contracts steady to 37 cents higher. Open interest was up 2,921 contracts, mainly in October and beyond. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.29 by USDA on Thursday afternoon, down 27...

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Cotton Posts Thursday Strength

Cotton futures posted gains of 21 to 71 points across most contrast on Thursday, with July up 131 points. Crude oil was back up $1.13 /bbl to $71.47. The US dollar index was back down $0.141 higher at $101.250. USDA’s Export Sales report from this morning showed 83,864 RB of...

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Hogs Close Mixed Thursday, as July Remains Weak

Lean hog futures posted Thursday losses of a dime to $1.15 in the front months, with other contracts steady to 37 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.29 by USDA on Thursday afternoon, down 27 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was...

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What Did the June WASDE Report Tell the Corn Futures Market?

After reaching a 2026 high on May 13, CBOT new-crop December corn futures have turned lower, reaching a new 2026 low on June 15. Corn futures are approaching the critical technical support levels in late June 2026.

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Sugar Prices Consolidate Above Monday’s 2-Month Lows

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.13 (+0.97%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed down -0.10 (-0.02%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Thursday as they consolidated above Monday’s 2-month lows. On Monday, NY sugar fell to a 2-month low as the...

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Hogs Look to Thursday Trade

Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with mixed trade, with front months down 30 to 52 cents and deferred contracts 10 to 40 cents higher. Open interest was up 1,587 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.56 on Wednesday afternoon, down $1.70 from the day prior. The CME...

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The U.S. last beat screwworm in 1966. Can current leaders learn from the past’s playbook?

Faced with a modern outbreak that could endure for decades, historical documents are offering officials solutions to eradicate the parasite again.

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Sugar Prices Supported by Weak Monsoon Rains in India

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) on Wednesday closed unchanged, and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed up +3.20 (+0.73%). Sugar prices found support on Wednesday amid concerns that weak monsoon rains in India will lower sugar yields and reduce the country’s sugarcane harvest, the world’s...

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Hogs Holding Mixed on Wednesday

Lean hog futures are trading with mixed Wednesday action, as nearbys continue to be weaker, down 15 to 20 cents and defereds up as much as 70 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday morning due to thin trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was back...

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Weak India Monsoon Rains Lift Sugar Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) today is up +0.05 (+0.37%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is up +2.70 (+0.61%). Sugar prices are moving higher today on concerns that weak monsoon rains in India will lower sugar yields and reduce the country’s sugarcane harvest, the...

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Hogs Look to Wednesday Trade

Lean hog futures were mixed at the Tuesday close, with contracts down 42 cents in July to up 50 cents in August and most of the rest of the board in between. Open interest was down 2,218 contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.26 on...

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SNAP Work Rules Now Apply to Adults 55-64—Why More Than 1 Million Older Americans Could Lose Food Assistance

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has undergone a number of changes this year, including adjustments to the work requirements. According to the USDA, approximately...

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Texas officials say rodents and other small wildlife could be to blame for New World Screwworm infestations

Until now, cattle were believed to be the main screwworm carriers. Investigations continue.

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Hogs Close Mixed on Tuesday

Lean hog futures were mixed at the Tuesday close, with contracts down 42 cents in July to up 50 cents in August and most of the rest of the board in between. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.26 on Tuesday afternoon, down 51 cents from the day...

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Corn Closes Mixed on Tuesday with Front Month Weakness

Corn futures were mixed on Tuesday, with nearbys through September 2027 down 1 to 2 ¼ cents lower and deferreds fractionally to 2 ¼ cents higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1 3/4 cents at $3.79 1/4. USDA reported a private export sale of 100,000 MT...

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How will Screwworm Impact Cattle Prices?

Cattle futures are in the heart of the 2026 grilling season, which began in late May and will run through early September. Cattle futures remain in a long-term bullish trend, but the outbreak of screwworm in Texas could cause significant volatility over the coming weeks and months.

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Sugar Prices Finish Higher on Mild Short Covering

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.07 (+0.52%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed up +0.70 (+0.16%). Sugar prices settled higher on Tuesday amid some mild short covering as prices consolidate recent losses. On Monday, NY sugar fell to a 2-month...

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