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Cotton futures are down 30 to 50 points across most front months on Tuesday. Crude oil futures are down 70 cents per barrel on the day at $62.19. The US dollar index is down $0.371 to $97.190. CFTC data showed a total of 3,856 contracts added to the spec net...

The wheat complex is showing weakness on Tuesday across all three markets. Chicago SRW futures are facing losses of 6 to 7 cents, as March is down 12 cents. KC HRW futures are down 3 to 5 cents in the front months. MPLS spring wheat is 2 to 4 cents...

Lean hog futures are rallying back on Tuesday, with contracts up90 cent sto $1.75 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Tuesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was 13 cents higher on Feb 13 at $87.06. CFTC data as of last Tuesday pegged managed money...

Soybeans are trading with contracts up 2 to 3 ¼ cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 3 1/2 cents at $10.71 3/4. Soymeal futures are $1.60 to $2.20 lower, with Soy Oil futures 10 to 21 points lower. NOPA stocks are an issue. NOPA...

Live cattle futures are in rally mode on Tuesday, with contracts up $2.20 to $3.52. Cash trade was slow to get kicked off this week, as things settled in at 245-246 in the North and up to $248-249 in the South. Feeder cattle futures are showing $4. To $4.50 gains...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.14 (+1.02%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is down -2.30 (-0.57%). Sugar prices are mixed today as they consolidate above last week's 5.25-year lows. Mild short covering emerged in sugar today on signs that the plunge...

Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $450 on Micron, citing raised estimates for earnings in 2026.

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -177 (-4.94%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -68 (-2.70%). Cocoa prices extended their two-month-long plunge today, falling to 2.5-year nearest-futures lows. Robust global supplies and slack demand are weighing on cocoa prices. Limiting losses in London...

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is down -15.70 (-5.23%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) is down -198 (-5.14%). Coffee prices are sinking today, with arabica falling to a 7.25-month low and robusta sliding to a 6-month low. Coffee prices have been under pressure over the past 3...

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