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Lean hog futures were 20 to 35 cents higher on Thursday, with August down 27 cents. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $113.61 on Thursday afternoon, down $1.36 from the previous report. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 64 cents at $109.23 on July 22....

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...