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Cattle Bulls Continuing Strength, as Beef Pushes Past $400

Live cattle futures are down 17 cents to 62 cents higher across most contracts on Monday. Cash trade was mostly steady last week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North and live action at $243-245. Southern sales were picked up at $235-237. Feeder cattle futures are trading with...

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The Outlook for Higher Brazil Sugar Production Weighs on Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.13 (-0.79%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is down -2.00 (-0.42%). Sugar prices today are weaker and fell to 1-week lows. The outlook for Brazil's sugar mills to boost sugar production at the expense of ethanol...

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Hogs Look to Monday Trade Following Friday Gains

Lean hog futures saw Friday strength of 97 cents to $1.50, as bulls fought back to close out the week. October was still down 57 cents over the week. USDA’s national base hog price was down $2.49 in the Friday PM report, at $107.88. The CME Lean Hog Index was...

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Cattle Look to New Week, as Choice Beef Surpasses $400

Live cattle futures are posted gains of $2.90 to 3.90 across most contracts on Friday, with August up $3.70 on the week. Preliminary open interest was up 1,503 contracts on Friday. Cash trade was mostly steady last week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North and live action...

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Cotton Posting Monday Morning Strength

Cotton price action is mostly 15 to 20 points higher. Futures closed out the Friday session with contracts down 7 to 18 points, as December still managed to post a 94 point gain last week on the early half strength. The US dollar index was down another $0.383 to $97.720,...

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Wheat Closes Mixed as Spring Wheat Weighs on Things

The wheat complex was mixed to round out the week with the spring wheat market reverting lower. CBT soft red wheat futures were 2 to 3 cents in the green to close out the week that say September down 8 cents. KC HRW futures managed to close with 2 to...

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Cotton Leaks Lower into the Weekend

Cotton futures closed out the Friday session with contracts down 7 to 18 points, as December still managed to post a 94 point gain this week on the early half strength. The US dollar index was down another $0.383 to $97.720, as crude oil futures were down another $0.78. CFTC...

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Hogs Post Friday Gains

Lean hog futures posted Friday gains of 97 cents to $1.50, as bulls fought back to close out the week. October was still down 57 cents since last Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was down $2.49 in the Friday PM report, at $107.88. The CME Lean Hog Index was...

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Cattle Rally, as Choice Beef Surpasses $400

Live cattle futures are posted gains of $2.90 to 3.90 across most contracts on Friday, with August up $3.70 on the week. Cash trade was mostly steady this week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North and live action at $243-245. Southern sales have been picked up at...

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U.S. will build sterile fly factory in Texas to stop screwworm from devastating livestock industry

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also now serve as the first line of defense against screwworm.

The Texas Tribune

Texas set to home a $750-million factory which breeds flies to stop flesh-eating cattle parasite

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies

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Wheat Mixed at Midday

The wheat complex is mixed at midday, with the soft red market leading the charge higher and spring wheat softer. CBT soft red wheat futures are up 1 to 2 cents in the nearbys. KC HRW futures are showing fractional gains across most contracts on Friday. MPLS spring wheat is...

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Corn Bulls Showing Off to Round Out the Week

Corn futures are in rally back mode to round out the week, as contracts are up 5 to 7 cents across the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 6 1/4 cent at $3.63 1/2. Precip is limited over the next week for much of the...

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Cotton Posting Midday Losses on Friday

Cotton futures are down 11 to 15 points across the front months on Friday. The US dollar index is down another $0.408 to $97.695, as crude oil futures are down another $0.63 USDA’s Export Sales data as the new crop book at 3.127 million RB, which is 28% of the...

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Cattle Rallying on Friday as Choice Beef Closes in on $400

Live cattle futures are up $3.02 to $4 at Friday’s midday. Cash trade has picked up this week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North, with live action at $243-245. Southern bids have been picked up at $233. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales...

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Hogs Bulls Battle Back on Friday

Lean hog futures are up $1.20 to $1.525 across the front months so far on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was down $2.25 in the Friday AM report, at $108.33. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up a nickel at $109.83 on August 12. USDA’s FOB plant pork...

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Sugar Prices Continue to Fall Back From Tuesday's 2-month High

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.14 (-0.84%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is down -7.50 (-1.53%). NY sugar prices today are seeing continued long liquidation pressure after the rally up to Tuesday's 2-month high. As a bullish factor, Unica today reported...

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Coffee Prices Extend Weekly Rally to New 2-Month Highs

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +12.40 (+3.80%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +62 (+1.52%). Coffee prices today extended this week's sharp rally, boosted by short-covering and technical buying with the upside breakouts to new 2-month highs. Bullish fundamental factors include the frost event...

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Is the Corn Market a Buy?

Yes, I know USDA's August guess for US corn production was a "whopper" (take that as you will), but is the various components of the corn market itself telling us a different story?

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Hogs Look to Round Out the Week

Lean hog futures were down $1.40 to $1.65 across the front months on Thursday, as expiring August was up a tick. Preliminary open interest rose 4,523 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was down 11 cents in the Thursday PM report, at $110.37. The CME Lean Hog Index was down...

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Cattle Shift Focus to Friday After Thursday Selling

Live cattle futures fell lower on Thursday, as the bears got a head start to the week-end selling. Contracts were down $2.20 to $3 across the front months on Thursday. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North, with live action at...

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Cotton Eases Back Lower on Thursday

Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 5 to 10 points in the nearbys, as October was down 24 points on thin trade. The US dollar index was back down $0.383 to $98.045, as crude oil futures were down another $1.31. USDA’s Export Sales report showed a total...

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Hogs Fall Lower on Thursday

Lean hog futures fell $1.40 to $1.65 across the front months on Thursday, as expiring August was up a tick. USDA’s national base hog price was down 11 cents in the Thursday PM report, at $110.37. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 6 cents at $109.78 on August 12....

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Cattle Fall Back Lower on Thursday

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When a food company recalls a product, it is often because of a serious and potentially life-threatening mistake: the presence of an undisclosed ingredient. This usually happens when a major allergen, like nuts or dairy, is accidentally introduced into a product that is not supposed to contain it. For people…

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