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HelloFresh meals may contain listeria risk, USDA warns

HelloFresh subscribers who received products with spinach in them should not eat the meals or throw them away, health officials say

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

Hogs Look to Tuesday Trade Following Mixed Monday Action

Lean hog futures settled Monday with front months down a tick to 65 cents and other contracts higher. Preliminary open interest suggested some long liquidation in the front months, down 1,544 contracts in October and 314 in December. USDA’s national base hog price in the Monday afternoon report was up...

Barchart · Oct 7, 2025

Hogs Close Mixed on Monday

Lean hog futures settled Monday with front months down a tick to 65 cents and other contracts higher. USDA’s national base hog price in the Monday afternoon report was up 67 cents from the day prior to $99.39. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 86 cents on October...

Barchart · Oct 6, 2025

Hogs Mostly Higher at Midday

Lean hog futures are down 17 cents in nearby October, with other contracts up 30 to 50 cents. USDA’s national base hog price in the Monday morning report saw action down $2.19 from the day prior to $96.55. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 86 cents on October...

Barchart · Oct 6, 2025

Sugar Prices Climb on Lower Brazil Sugarcane Yields

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.32 (+1.94%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is up +6.90 (+1.51%). Sugar prices are sharply higher today, with NY sugar posting a 1.75-month nearest-futures high. Sugar prices have carryover support from last Thursday, when Unica reported...

Barchart · Oct 6, 2025

Billionaire beef boss says Americans crave so much protein the country is outpacing its own production and turning to imports

Wesley Batista says GLP-1 drugs could be fueling the protein-diet fad.

Fortune · Oct 6, 2025

Hogs Look to Monday Trade

Lean hog futures ended the week with a bounce into the Friday close, up 30 to 85 cents and October down $2.49 on the week. Preliminary open interest was down 2,373 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price in the Friday afternoon report saw action down 20 cents from the day...

Barchart · Oct 6, 2025

Total solar eclipse 2028: Everything you need to know about totality in Australia and New Zealand

A total solar eclipse will sweep across Australia and New Zealand on July 22, 2028, bringing over five minutes of midday darkness.

Space · Oct 5, 2025

Hogs Bounce into the Weekend

Lean hog futures ended the week with a bounce into the Friday close, up 30 to 85 cents and October down $2.49 on the week. USDA’s national base hog price in the Friday afternoon report saw action down 20 cents from the day prior to $98.72. The CME Lean Hog...

Barchart · Oct 3, 2025

Sugar Prices Supported by Lower Brazil Sugarcane Yields

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed up +0.07 (+0.431%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed down -1.20 (-0.26%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Friday. Sugar has carryover support from Thursday, when Unica reported that the sugar content in Brazil's Center-South sugarcane crush...

Barchart · Oct 3, 2025