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September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is down -9.25 (-3.05%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is down -107 (-3.20%). Coffee prices today are sharply lower due to coffee harvest pressures from Brazil. Last Friday, Safras & Mercado reported that Brazil's overall 2025/26 coffee harvest was 77% complete as...

Corn prices are trading with 1 to 2 cent losses early on Monday morning. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts up 6 to 7 cents across most front months. September was up 12 ½ cents on the week. Preliminary open interest on Friday was up 10,834 contracts, indicating the...

Live cattle fell lower on Friday as contracts closed with 12 to 70 cent losses. August was still up $1.35 last week. Friday’s preliminary open interest suggested some long liquidation, down 2,335 contracts. Cash trade was light, with trade picking up in KS to $230-231 and $240-242 northern action. Feeder...

Lean hog futures saw strength on Friday, up a tick to 65 cents. August was up $1.80 on the week. Preliminary open interest was dropping 6,605 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $105.55 on Friday afternoon, down $5.15 from Thursday. The CME Lean...

Lean hog futures posted gains on Friday of as little as a tick to 65 cents. August was up $1.80 since last Friday. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $105.55 on Friday afternoon, down $5.15 from Thursday. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 43 cents...

Corn future closed the Friday session with contracts up 6 to 7 cents across most front months. Short covering was likely a culprit heading into a weekend, as September was up 12 ½ cents on the week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was $3.95, up 6 ½ cents....

Live cattle were lower on Friday as contracts pulled off midday lows to close with 12 to 70 cent losses. August was still up $1.35 this week. Cash trade was light this week, with trade picked up in KS at $230-231 and $240-242 northern action. Feeder cattle posted losses of...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Friday closed up +0.08 (+0.48%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +3.70 (+0.76%). Sugar prices extended this week's gains on Friday, with NY sugar posting a 1.5-month high and London sugar posting a 1.75-month high. Signs of...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Friday closed down -3.60 (-1.17%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed up +36 (+1.09%). Coffee prices on Friday settled mixed, with arabica coffee under pressure from Brazil coffee harvest pressures. On Friday, Safras & Mercado reported that Brazil's overall 2025/26 coffee harvest...

Live cattle futures are easing back on Friday, with contracts down 57 cents to $1.07, as August is still being held up by cash. Cash trade has been light this week, with light trade picked up in KS at $230-231 and $240-242 northern action. The Central Stockyears Fed Cattle Exchange...

Soybeans are trading with 8 to 8 cent gains at midday, backing off from early double digit gains. The cmdtyView national average new crop Cash Bean price is up 6 ½ cents today at $9.89 3/4. Soymeal futures are $3.70 higher, while Soy Oil is 26 points lower in the...