The Latest Breaking News from USDA

Biden administration distributes relief checks to farmers facing discrimination in loan programs, sparking legal challenge.

Black and other minority farmers are set to receive more than $2 billion in federal aid in response to decades of discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

July has favored the US corn crop, with below-normal daytime temperatures and cooler nights reducing plant stress. Ample soil moisture compared to last year across the corn belt has further supported crop health. These favorable weather conditions have mitigated many potential risks to the crop, supporting the USDA increase in…

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.18 (-0.94%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -3.60 (-0.67%). Sugar prices Wednesday fell back from 1-1/2 week highs and closed moderately lower as global supply concerns eased. Above-normal monsoon rain in India, the...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.24 (-1.26%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -4.80 (-0.89%). Sugar prices today fell back from 1-1/2 week highs and are moderately lower as global supply concerns ease. Above-normal monsoon rain in India, the world's...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is down -3.00 (-1.30%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is down -25 (-0.59%). Coffee prices today are moderately lower, with arabica falling to a 3-1/2 week low on Brazil coffee harvest pressures. Safras & Mercado reported last Friday that Brazil's 2024/25 coffee...

Company ‘deeply regrets’ the news, taking 7m pounds of deli and poultry items, including bacon and ham, off shelves

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Tuesday closed up +0.11 (+0.58%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed up +1.90 (+0.35%). Sugar prices on Tuesday climbed to 1-week highs and posted moderate gains after the Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISM) projected India's 2024/25 sugar...

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) Tuesday closed up +0.40 (+0.17%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed down -1 (-0.02%). Coffee prices on Tuesday settled mixed, with robusta posting a 3-week low. Concerns about dry weather in Brazil are supporting coffee prices. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's Minas...

Bird flu infections among Colorado poultry workers increased to nine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.04 (-0.21%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -0.90 (-0.17%). Sugar prices today fell back from 1-week highs and are slightly lower. Weakness in crude prices today sparked long liquidation pressures in sugar after crude...