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7 Ground Beef Labels That Don’t Mean What You Think They Do

Walk through any grocery store meat aisle, and you’ll see labels like “grass-fed,” “natural,” and “no hormones added” plastered across ground beef packages. They sound healthy, ethical, and premium—but many of them don’t mean what shoppers think. Meat labeling has become a marketing game, where buzzwords are used to justify…

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Corn, Soybean Bulls Had One Foot in the Grave Last Week. What to Watch Next.

Plus, cotton futures are languishing and what the U.S. government shutdown means for grains futures traders.

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Sugar Prices Supported by Reduced Brazil Cane Yields

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Monday closed up +0.34 (+2.06%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed up +6.90 (+1.51%). Sugar prices rallied sharply on Monday, with NY sugar posting a 1.75-month nearest-futures high. Sugar prices rose on carryover support from last Thursday, when...

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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...

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Cattle Posting Monday Rally, with Feeders as the Leaders

Live cattle futures are trading with 55 cent to $2 gains at the midday portion of Monday. Today is first notice day for October live cattle. Cash trade settled in at $230 in the North last week with Southern trade at $233. Feeder cattle futures are leading the bull charge...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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Hogs Showing Strength to Round Out the Week

Lean hog futures are showing some buying on Friday, with midday gains of 35 to 65 cents. USDA’s national base hog price in the Friday morning report saw action down $1.03 from the day prior to $98.74. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 56 cents on October 1...

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Sugar Prices Push Higher as Brazil Sugarcane Yields Decline

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.10 (+0.61%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is up +0.50 (+0.11%). Sugar prices are moving higher for a second day today on carryover support from Thursday, when Unica reported that the sugar content in Brazil's Center-South...

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Cattle Look to Round Out the Week Following Weakness

Live cattle futures fell back 57 cents to $1.22 on the Thursday session. Preliminary open interest suggested some long liquidation, down 2,295 contracts. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed no sales on the 2,552 head listed, with a few bids of $230-231.50. Outside of that, there has been some...

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Hogs Look to Friday Trade

Lean hog futures were up 25 cents in nearby October, with other contracts down 20 to 60 cents. Preliminary open interest dropped 5,292 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price from Thursday afternoon was not reported due to packer submission issues. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 47 cents...

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Hogs Post Mixed Thursday Trade

Lean hog futures were up 25 cents in nearby October, with other contracts down 20 to 60 cents. USDA’s national base hog price from Thursday afternoon was not reported due to packer submission issues. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 47 cents on September 30 at $104.26. USDA’s...

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Grain Market Update: Weighing the Impact of the US President's Social Media Post About Soybean Purchases

In my interview today with Michelle Rook, I discussed the market reaction to a presidential social media post about soybean purchases, as well as gold and the cattle market, which showing signs of a top-heavy break with recent cash and cutout value declines.

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Concerns Over Lower Brazil Sugarcane Yields Boosts Sugar Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.27 (+1.67%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed up +5.90 (+1.30%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Thursday due to concerns over lower sugarcane yields in Brazil. Unica reported Thursday that Brazil's Center South sugarcane...

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Hogs Showing Mixed Thursday Trade

Lean hog futures are up 27 cents to 55 cents lower across most contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price from the Wednesday afternoon report was down 18 cents from the day prior at $99.77. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 47 cents on September 30 at...

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Cattle Falling on Thursday

Live cattle futures are down $1.30 to $2.17 so far at midday. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed no sales on the 2,552 head listed, with a few bids of $230-231.50. Outside of that, there has been some light cash trade at $230 in the North, down $2-5 from...

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Sugar Prices Climb as Brazil Cane Yields Decline

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.22 (+1.36%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is up +5.10 (+1.13%). Sugar prices are climbing today due to concerns over lower sugarcane yields in Brazil. Unica reported today that Brazil's Center South sugarcane crush in the...

The Conversation

Trump scraps the nation’s most comprehensive food insecurity report − making it harder to know how many Americans struggle to get enough food

The Trump administration announced on Sept. 20, 2025, that it plans to stop releasing food insecurity data. The federal government has tracked and analyzed this data for the past three decades, but it plans to stop after publishing statistics pertaining to 2024 data. The Conversation U.S. asked Tracy Roof, a…

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Hogs Show Wednesday Weakness, with Cash and Cutout Losses

Lean hog futures saw losses of $1.20 to $1.90 across most contracts on Wednesday. Preliminary open interest suggested another round of long liquidation, down 2,760 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price from the Wednesday afternoon report was down $1.82 from the day prior at $100.43. The CME Lean Hog Index...

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Hogs Fall Back on Wednesday

Lean hog futures saw losses of $1.20 to $1.90 across most contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price from the Wednesday afternoon report was down $1.82 from the day prior at $100.43. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 5 cents on September 29 at $104.73. USDA’s FOB...

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Cattle Pull Back on Wednesday

Live cattle futures saw contracts steady to 75 cents in the red across most months on Wednesday. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed no sales on the 2,552 head listed, with a few bids of $232. Outside of that, there has been some light cash trade at $230 in...

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