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Lean hog futures closed with Thursday gains of 95 cents to $1.12. USDA’s national base hog price was down $1.06 in the Thursday afternoon report at $68.65. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 57 cents on December 16 at $83.87. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 30,646 MT of pork...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.28 (-1.90%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -6.40 (-1.52%). Sugar prices fell sharply on Thursday to 1-week lows today amid prospects of higher sugar exports from India, after India's food secretary said the...

Lean hog futures posted losses of $1.45 to $1.80 on the Wednesday session. OI dropped 10,642 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was up 15 cents in the Wednesday afternoon report at $69.71. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 31 cents on December 15 at $83.30. CFTC data, now...

Live cattle futures saw losses of 85 cents to $1.15 on Wednesday. Open interest was up 2,348 contracts. There were another 20 deliveries tendered on Wednesday. Cash trade has been slow this week, with a few early sales at $229. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales...

Corn futures posted gains of 2 to 4 ½ cents on Wednesday. Demand continues to be solid, with record ethanol and exports. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price as up 4 cents to $3.96 3/4. USDA reported a private export sale of 177,055 MT of corn to Mexico this...

Lean hog futures posted losses of $1.45 to $1.80 on the Wednesday session. USDA’s national base hog price was up 15 cents in the Wednesday afternoon report at $69.71. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 31 cents on December 15 at $83.30. CFTC data, now just 2 weeks old,...

Soybeans posted Wednesday losses of 3 to 4 ½ cents at the close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 5 cents lower at $9.87 1/4. Soymeal futures were $4.10 to $5.20 lower, with Soy Oil futures steady to 16 points higher. USDA reported a couple private export sales...

Live cattle futures saw losses of 85 cents to $1.15 on Wednesday. There were another 20 deliveries tendered on Wednesday. Cash trade has been slow this week, with a few early sales at $229. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,708 head listed and...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.06 (-0.40%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -0.70 (-0.17%). Sugar prices settled lower on Wednesday amid weakness in the Brazilian real. The real (^USDBRL ) tumbled to a 4.25-month low against the dollar...