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A look at the major stories dominating grains the first week back after the holidays. A South American production update, a look at Chinese demand, why the election in Taiwan matters, and thoughts on what the USDA will say in this week's report.

March arabica coffee (KCH24 ) on Thursday closed down -0.70 (-0.38%), and Mar ICE robusta coffee (RMH24 ) closed up +31 (+1.13%). Coffee prices Thursday settled mixed. Arabica today fell moderately and held above Wednesday's 3-week low on signs of increased global coffee supplies after the International Coffee Organization (ICO)...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Thursday closed up +0.23 (+1.10%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH24 ) closed up +6.30 (+1.05%). Sugar prices on Thursday closed moderately higher on positive carryover from Tuesday on signs of smaller sugar production in India after the National Federation...

March arabica coffee (KCH24 ) this morning is down -0.90 (-0.48%), and Mar ICE robusta coffee (RMH24 ) is up +19 (+0.69%). Coffee prices this morning are mixed. Arabica today is moderately lower and holding above Wednesday's 3-week low on signs of increased global coffee supplies after the International Coffee...

Nearly 7,000 pounds of a northwest Illinois company’s ground beef products were recalled on New Year’s Eve.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) closed down -0.05 (-0.24%) on Wednesday, and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH24 ) closed down -4.20 (-0.69%). Sugar prices on Wednesday gave up an early advance and posted modest losses as weakness in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) weighed on sugar...

March arabica coffee (KCH24 ) on Wednesday closed down -3.90 (-2.05%), and Mar ICE robusta coffee (RMH24 ) closed down -49 (-1.75%). Coffee prices on Wednesday posted moderate losses, with arabica falling to a 3-week low and robusta dropping to a 2-1/2 week low. An increase in global coffee supplies...

More than 225,000 Texans could get turned away from the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children next year unless Congress allocates more money for the program, advocates and the White House warns. But partisan divisions are obscuring the path forward on government funding.