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Lean hog futures rounded out the midweek trade with contracts up anywhere from 12 to 80 cents in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $111.90 on Wednesday afternoon, down 12 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.00 at $107.33...

The wheat complex ended Wednesday on a mixed note, as the hard red contracts were busy posting slight strength. Chicago SRW wheat was fractionally lower to close out the session. KC HRW contracts posted slight 1 to 2 cent gains at the close. MPLS spring wheat was up 1 to...

Live cattle futures closed out the Wednesday session with contracts up 50 to 70 cents and August down 20. Cash trade saw very light $225 Southern action reported on Tuesday. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards, showed no sales on the 928 head, with bids...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.43 (+2.67%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +16.70 (+3.51%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Wednesday, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-week high and London sugar jumping to a 1.5-month high. Concerns...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Wednesday closed down -1.55 (-0.54%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed down -98 (-2.75%). Coffee prices on Wednesday settled lower, with robusta falling sharply to a 1.5-week low. Arabica coffee gave up an early advance Wednesday and turned lower after the Brazilian...

Lean hog futures are trading 30 cents to $1 higher at Wednesday’s midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $111.81 on Wednesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.00 at $107.33 on July 7. USDA’s Wednesday AM FOB plant pork cutout value was back up $1.38...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.42 (+2.60%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is up +17.80 (+3.74%). Sugar prices today are sharply higher, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-week high and London sugar jumping to a 1.5-month high. Concerns that global...

Lean hog futures posted mixed Tuesday trade of 32 cents lower to a dime higher in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $112.02 on Tuesday. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.18 at $108.33 on July 3. USDA’s Tuesday afternoon FOB plant pork cutout...

Soybeans posted 3 to 10 ¼ cent losses across most contracts on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 8 3/4 cents at $9.81. Soymeal futures were down $1.30 to $1.90/ton, as Soy Oil was up 4 to 18 points. USDA reported a private export sale of...