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Sugar Prices Weighed Down by Weakness in Crude Oil

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is down -0.20 (-1.39%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is down -2.50 (-0.60%). Sugar prices are sliding today amid weakness in crude oil prices. WTI crude (CLJ26) is down by more than -3% today, which undercuts ethanol prices...

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USDA Moves to Expand Migrant Farm Worker Visas Amid Labour Shortage Caused by Trump's Own Immigration Crackdown

The Trump administration's immigration policies have led to a farm labour crisis, prompting changes to the H-2A visa program and sparking legal challenges.

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How to Check for Active Food Recalls in Under a Minute

Feeding your family a highly nutritious, home-cooked dinner should be safe. However, the massive industrial food supply chain is incredibly fragile, and dangerous contamination events happen. Over the past year, millions of pounds of fresh greens, frozen meals, and deli meats have been pulled from supermarket shelves due to bacterial…

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Cotton Coming out Of the Weekend with Sharp Gains

Cotton price action is up 120 to 163 points on Monday morning. Futures posted Friday gains of as little as 7 points in some deferreds, with front months up as much as 74 points. May was up 165 points on the week.. Crude oil was up $3.57 to $99.30, with...

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Wheat Mixed on Monday Morning

Wheat is showing mixed trade on Monday morning, with the hard red contracts higher. The wheat complex posted double digit gains on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were up 10 to 15 1/4 cents on Friday, with May slipping 3 cents on the week. Open interest was up 1,234 on Friday....

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Hogs Look to New Week of Trade

Lean hog futures posted front month losses of 15 to 90 cents on Friday, as April was down $2.17 this week. Open interest was down 2,616 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.82 on Friday afternoon, up 43 cents from the day prior. The CME...

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Soybeans Falling on Monday Morning Due to Concerns Over Trump/Xi Meeting

Soybeans are trading with sharp losses out of the weekend, down 11 to 32 cents. Futures rounded out the Friday session with contracts down 2 to 6 ¼ cents across the board, as May still held up for a 24 ½ cent gain. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price...

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Corn Falling Back on Monday AM Trade

Corn price action is down 2 to 4 cents so far on Monday morning. Futures rounded out the Friday session with contracts steady in some deferreds to 4 ¾ cents higher in the front months as March expired. Preliminary open interest was up 19,008 contracts on Friday. May closed the...

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5 Garden Design Tricks That Might Look Amazing on Pinterest, But Fail in Real Life – And What to Do Instead

They might look great, but these garden design ideas don't tend to work

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5 Heirloom Flower Seeds to Sow in March for a Timeless William Morris-Inspired Yard this Summer

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The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here's the fine print

The 2026 Farm Bill would reimburse farmers 90 cents on the dollar for adopting Big Tech AI tools — while letting the private sector write the rules.

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Corn Closes Higher on Friday as CFTC Data Shows Spec Longs Flooding In

Corn futures rounded out the Friday session with contracts steady in some deferreds to 4 ¾ cents higher in the front months as March expired. May closed the week with a 6 ¾ cent gain from on the week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 4 3/4...

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Soybeans Ease Lower into the Weekend

Soybeans rounded out the Friday session with contracts down 2 to 6 ¼ cents across the board, as May still held up for a 24 ½ cent gain. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 2 cents at $11.50 1/4. Soymeal futures were down $1.60 to $2.50 higher...

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Cotton Posts Friday Rally

Cotton futures posted Friday gains of as little as 7 points in some deferreds, with front months up as much as 74 points. May was up 165 points on the week.. Crude oil was up $3.57 to $99.30, with the US dollar index up $0.776 to $100.530. CFTC data from...

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Wheat Rallies into Friday’s Close

The wheat complex posted double digit gains on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were up 10 to 15 1/4 cents on Friday, with May slipping 3 cents on the week. KC HRW futures closed 11 to 17 ¼ cents in the green on the day, as May was up 6 ½...

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Hogs Face Pressure on Friday

Lean hog futures posted front month losses of 15 to 90 cents on Friday, as April was down $2.17 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.82 on Friday afternoon, up 43 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 24 cents higher...

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Sugar Prices Supported by Strength in Crude Oil

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Friday closed down -0.01 (-0.07%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) closed up +0.70 (+0.17%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance on Friday and settled mixed. Friday's rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 3.5-month high...

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Hogs Falling on Friday

Lean hog futures are showing 55 to 85 cent losses in the front months on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.09 on Friday morning, down 7 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 24 cents higher on March 11 at $91.44....

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Wheat Rallying on Friday

The wheat complex is trading with double digit gains on Friday. Chicago SRW futures are up 14 to 16 cents so far on the day. KC HRW futures are 19 to 20 cents in the green in the front months. MPLS spring wheat is showing 12 to 13 cent gains...

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Corn Pushing Higher on Friday

Corn futures are trading with 1 to 4 cent gains in the front months on Friday. March expires at the close, with another 49 deliveries issued overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 3 3/4 cents to $4.23 ¾. Crude oil is bouncing off early lows and...

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Soybeans Popping Off Early Lows at Midday

Soybeans are showing slight losses on Friday’s midday, as they bounce off the early lows. March expires at the close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 1/4 cent at $11.52 1/4. Soymeal futures are up $1 to $3 at midday, with Soy Oil futures are steady to...

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Cotton Rallying at Midday

Cotton futures are showing 50 to 85 point losses across most contracts on Friday. Crude oil is up $1.19 to $96.92, with the US dollar index up $0.601 to $100.355. Export Sales data has total cotton export commitments at 9.157 million RB, which is down 10% from last year. That...

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Sugar Prices Slip as the Dollar Rallies

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is down -0.05 (-0.35%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is down -0.30 (-0.07%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower, pressured by a rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 3.5-month high....

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Hogs Look to Friday Trade

Lean hog futures were 22 cents to $1.37 lower on the Thursday session. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.39 on Thursday afternoon, down $1.50 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 23 cents higher on March 10 at $91.20. The weekly USDA Export...

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Budget-Friendly Crops to Plant in March (Depending on Your Zone)

March usually rolls around with warmer days, longer sunlight, and the irresistible urge to get dirt under fingernails. It’s the month that whispers “spring is coming,” and for anyone with a patch of soil, it’s a green light to start sowing seeds. But planting without a plan can empty wallets…

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