The Latest Breaking News from USDA

Hogs Falling Back on Tuesday

Lean hog futures are trading with contracts falling a tick to $1.05 so far on the day. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.96 on Tuesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 21 cents on August 7 at $96.09. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value was back...

Barchart · Aug 11

Cattle Holding on the Higher Side on Tuesday

Live cattle futures are trading with contracts down a dime to 50 cents higher at midday. There were no deliveries issued on first notice day for August live cattle futures. Cash trade was quiet on Monday, though USDA did pick up a few $235 in the North. Feeder cattle futures...

Barchart · Aug 11

Sugar Prices Extend the Week-Long Rally on Global Supply Concerns

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is up +0.14 (+0.85%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is up +2.50 (+0.49%). Sugar prices extended their week-long rally today, with NY sugar posting a 10-month nearest-futures high and London sugar posting a 15-month high. Concerns over lower...

Barchart · Aug 11

Federal Regulators Move to Close a 1958 Food Ingredient Gap and Define Ultra-Processed Food

HHS proposed requiring companies to tell the FDA when they declare an ingredient safe, and submitted the first federal ultra-processed food definition.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Hogs Rally on Monday

Lean hog futures posted strength on Monday, with contracts 20 cents to $1.55 higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.68 on Monday afternoon, down 99 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 36 cents on August 6 at $96.30. USDA’s pork carcass...

Barchart · Aug 10

Corn Holds within a Penny of Unchanged on Monday

Corn futures closed out the Monday session with contracts down ¾ to a penny higher across the board. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down ½ cent at $4.08. USDA reported a private export sale of 105,000 MT of corn to unknown destinations this morning, all for 2026/27....

Barchart · Aug 10

Flesh-Eating Screwworms Hit 500+ Humans in Mexico as Deadly Parasite Returns to US

A flesh-eating parasite is spreading north after decades of US eradication, with Mexico reporting rising human cases and Texas livestock infections.

International Business Times UK · Aug 10

FDA Authorizes an Emergency Preventive Drug for New World Screwworm in Cattle, Sheep, Goats and Swine

The FDA authorized CLiK Extra wound spray to prevent New World screwworm in livestock. The parasite rarely reaches humans through open wounds.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Global Weather Risks Underpin Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) closed up +0.02 (+0.12%) on Monday, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed up +2.70 (+0.83%). Sugar prices added to their week-long surge on Monday, with NY sugar posting a 10-month nearest-futures high and London sugar posting a 15-month high....

Barchart · Aug 10

Arabica Coffee Prices Undercut as Brazil Harvest Expected to Accelerate

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) closed down -3.25 (-0.97%) on Monday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed up +19 (+0.50%). Coffee prices settled mixed on Monday. Arabica closed lower as below-normal rainfall in Brazil should allow for the pace of the country’s coffee harvest to speed up, a...

Barchart · Aug 10