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A $100 Grocery Budget Doesn’t Buy What It Used To — Here’s What Fits in the Cart Now

A $100 bill can still put a meaningful amount of food in your grocery cart—but shoppers have considerably less room for impulse purchases, premium meat, convenience foods, and name brands than they might remember.

Grocery Coupon Guide · Sep 29

Weakness in the Brazilian Real Weighs on Coffee Prices

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -4.15 (-1.44%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -43 (-1.26%). Coffee prices are sliding today, pressured by weakness in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ). The real tumbled to a 6-week low against the dollar today, encouraging export sales from...

Barchart · Sep 29

Hogs Look to Tuesday Following Monday Losses

Lean hog futures were mostly lower on Monday, with October up a tick and the rest of the board down 55 cents to $1.27. Open interest was up just 723 contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was up 54 cents in the Monday PM report at $79.22. The...

Barchart · Sep 29

Grain Traders Are So Far Unimpressed by the Trump-Xi Summit

The summit meeting late last week between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C. produced a two-month trade-truce extension and U.S. statements of progress on agricultural market access.

Barchart · Sep 28

Corn and Soybeans: What If the Low Comes Before Harvest?

What if one of the oldest seasonal tendencies in corn and soybeans is starting to change? The combine in the field may not tell the whole story.

Barchart · Sep 28

Could Your Grocery Budget Jump in October? Some SNAP Households Should Prepare Now

October can bring changes to a household grocery budget, especially for people who receive SNAP benefits. The federal program adjusts benefit amounts, income standards, and deductions each year, while additional policy changes are being phased in under federal legislation passed in 2025. For some households, the changes could affect how…

Grocery Coupon Guide · Sep 28

Sugar Prices Settle Mixed as Crude Oil Erases an Early Rally

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) closed down -0.04 (-0.23%) on Monday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +1.50 (+0.30%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Monday. Sugar prices initially found support on Monday after WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) jumped more than +4%, which...

Barchart · Sep 28

Dry Weather Forecasts in Brazil Spark Short Covering in Coffee

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +10.15 (+3.64%) on Monday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +45 (+1.34%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Monday, with arabica posting a 2-week high and robusta posting a 1-week high. Concerns that dry conditions in Brazil could hurt the prospects...

Barchart · Sep 28

Cattle Futures Bulls Regain Some Footing While Lean Hogs See More Technical Selling

Lean hog futures are in technical trouble but cattle futures have regained some ground. Here are the latest livestock updates.

Barchart · Sep 28

Grocery Prices Are Still Squeezing Households—10 Foods That Give You the Most Meals for $20

Grocery shopping has become a careful balancing act for households trying to make every dollar count. USDA data shows food-at-home prices were 2.7% higher in July 2026 than they were a year earlier, although prices have moved differently across individual food categories. That makes the ability to stretch one grocery…

Grocery Coupon Guide · Sep 28