The Latest Breaking News from USDA

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed unchanged, and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +0.10 (+0.02%). Sugar prices settled little changed on Thursday as they consolidated recent gains. On Wednesday, sugar prices rose to 3.5-week highs on positive carryover from Tuesday, when...

Lean hog futures are up 60 to 70 cents across most contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price from Thursday morning was reported at $72.24. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 40 cents on November 18 at $86.27. Weekly export sales data showed 32,705 MT in the...

Live cattle futures are down $1.85 to $2.10 at midday. A few cash sales in the north have been reported at $215-220 this week, with most on the higher side of that range, and $224 in the South. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $340 dressed sales...

The wheat complex is continuing weakness on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures are 5 to 6 cents lower Thursday. KC HRW futures are slipping 6 to 7 cents lower so far at midday. MPLS spring wheat futures are 5 to 7 ¾ cents in the red on the day. USDA reported...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.01 (-0.07%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is unchanged. Sugar prices today are little changed as they consolidate recent gains. On Wednesday, sugar prices rose to 3.5-week highs on positive carryover from Tuesday, when India's food...

Live cattle futures fell back $3.50 to $3.75 on Wednesday. Open interest dropped 2,922 contracts on the day, mostly out of the December contracts. A few cash sales in the north have been reported at $218-220 this week, with $224 in the South. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online...

Lean hog futures saw a rebound on Wednesday, up 95 cents to $1.45 at the close. Open interest was down 1,227 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price from Wednesday afternoon was reported at $74.61, down 95 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down...

Soybeans are trying to take back some of Wednesday’s weakness, with Thursday AM gains of 1 to 3 cents. Futures were in the red on Wednesday with front months down 15 to 17 ¼ cents at the close. Open interest was up 1,850 contracts on Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average...

Lean hog futures posted a midweek rebound, up 95 cents to $1.45 at the close. USDA’s national base hog price from Wednesday afternoon was reported at $74.61, down 95 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 33 cents on November 17 at $86.67. Pork...

Soybeans were in the red on Wednesday with front months down 15 to 17 ¼ cents at the close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 17 cents lower at $10.63 3/4. Soymeal futures were back down $9, with Soy Oil futures 105 points lower. A Reuters report indicated...

Live cattle futures were down $3.50 to $3.75 on Wednesday. A few cash sales in the north has been reported at $218-220 this week, with $224 in the South. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction s showed no sales on the 1,576 head offered and bids at $220-221...