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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Thursday closed up +0.33 (+2.03%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +8.80 (+1.87%). Sugar prices rallied sharply on Thursday due to speculation that the recent slide in sugar prices to 4-year lows has sparked a pickup in...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Thursday closed up +3.50 (+1.16%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed up +49 (+1.48%). Coffee prices posted sharp gains on Thursday due to weather risks in Brazil. According to Meteorologist Climatempo, a cold front moving into Brazil's coffee-growing regions this week increases...

Lean hog futures are up 12 to 67 cents so far on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $113.81 on Thursday morning, down 96 cents from the previous report. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 64 cents at $109.23 on July 22. Export Sales...

Live cattle futures are slipping lower on Thursday, with losses of a dollar at midday. Cash activity thus far has been limited so far this week, with some light $230 in the South. Other bids are $230 in the South and $235 in the North. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange...

The wheat complex is trading mixed across the three markets on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures are steady to a penny lower so far. KC contracts are up 2 to 3 ½ cents at midday. MPLS spring wheat is holding onto losses with contracts down 2 to 3 cents. USDA’s Export...

Corn prices are on the positive side of unchanged on Thursday, with midday gains of fractionally to 1 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average new crop Cash Corn price is up 1 1/4 cents at $3.76 1/2. USDA reported a private export sale of 135,000 MT of corn sold to...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.35 (+2.16%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +9.20 (+1.95%). Sugar prices today are moving higher on speculation that the recent slide in sugar prices to 4-year lows has sparked a pickup in demand. China's...

The Department of Agriculture wants to relocate more than half of its Washington, D.C., workforce to primarily red-state farm areas.

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +1.80 (+0.60%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +42 (+1.27%). Coffee prices are moving higher today due to weather risks in Brazil. According to Meteorologist Climatempo, a cold front moving into Brazil's coffee-growing regions this week increases the chances...

Live cattle futures were busy rallying to new highs, with contracts up $2.05 to $2.37 at the close. Preliminary open interest was up 2,945 contracts. Cash activity thus far has been limited so far this week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards showed no sales on...

Lean hog futures posted mixed action on Wednesday, with contracts 40 to 72 cents higher in the nearbys and December down 27 cents. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $114.97 on Wednesday afternoon, up $1.02 from the previous report. The CME Lean Hog Index was up...