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March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.18 (-1.23%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) closed up +0.80 (+0.20%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance on Thursday and settled mixed, with NY sugar falling from a 3-week high. Sugar prices came under...

Lean Hog Futures are slipping back 2 to 35 cents at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $90.97 on Thursday morning, down 88 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was 36 cents higher on Feb 24 at $88.71. Export Sales for the week...

Corn futures are trading with 1 to 2 ½ cent gains across the front months on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 cents to $3.96 3/4. USDA reported a private export sale of 178,000 MT of corn to Japan this morning with 154,000 MT for...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.13 (-0.89%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is up +0.70 (+0.17%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and are mixed, with NY sugar falling from a 3-week high. Sugar prices came under pressure today...

Lean Hog Futures closed with 15 to 40 cent gains in the front months on Wednesday. Net new buying interest was noted, as OI rose 3,285 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.21 on Wednesday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was 18 cents higher on Feb...

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Lean Hog Futures closed with 15 to 40 cent gains in the front months on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.21 on Wednesday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was 18 cents higher on Feb 20 at $88.35. Pork stocks at the end of January were...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.04 (+0.27%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26) closed down -0.10 (-0.02%). Sugar prices recovered from early losses on Wednesday and settled mixed. Short covering emerged in sugar futures on Wednesday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL )...

Lean hog futures saw gains of $1.70 to $2.10 on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Tuesday afternoon, with the 5-day rolling average at $89.82. The CME Lean Hog Index was 22 cents higher on Feb 20 at $88.17. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the...