The Latest Breaking News from USDA

If you’ve recently walked through Ohio grocery aisles and noticed familiar products missing, you’re not imagining things. Ohio-based brands and popular items have quietly vanished from shelves, leaving shoppers puzzled and annoyed. Some disappearances are due to cost-cutting and discontinuation, while others stem from larger retail shifts. Knowing which items…

Live cattle futures posted contract highs on Wednesday, with contracts closing up $1.40 to $1.50. Cash trade has yet to kick off this week, with southern bids near $225-228 and the North at $235. Some light trade was picked up in KS at $2.30 Feeder cattle closed out the Wednesday...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) is up +0.08 (+0.48%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -29.10 (-5.89%). Sugar prices today are mixed. NY sugar is seeing support after the USDA on Monday announced that the US will not import any specialty sugar beyond...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +8.85 (+2.98%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +5 (+0.15%). Arabica coffee prices are trading higher, seeing continued support from dry weather conditions in Brazil. Somar Meteorologia reported on Monday that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received...

Imagine that you own a small, 20-acre farm in California’s Central Valley. You and your family have cultivated this land for decades, but drought, increasing costs and decreasing water availability are making each year more difficult.

Live cattle futures switched back to rally mode on Tuesday, posting gains of $2.10 to $3.05. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, after strengthening to $228-$230 in the South and $240-241 in the North. Feeder cattle posted a Turnaround Tuesday bounce, with contracts up $2.70 to...

Lean hog futures were mixed on Tuesday, with contracts up 70 to down 50 cents in most nearbys, as July rolled off the board. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $112.60 on Tuesday afternoon, up $3.02 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up...

Live cattle futures were back to rally mode on Tuesday, with gains of $2.10 to $3.05. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, after strengthening to $228-$230 in the South and $240-241 in the North. Feeder cattle posted a Turnaround Tuesday bounce, with contracts up $2.70 to...

Lean hog futures were mixed on Tuesday, with contracts up 70 to down 50 cents in most nearbys. July expired today. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $112.60 on Tuesday afternoon, up $3.02 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 15 cents at...