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May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.33 (-2.08%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) closed down -8.60 (-1.86%). Sugar prices fell sharply on Wednesday as a -2% slump in crude oil prices (CLK26 ) sparked long liquidation in sugar futures. On Tuesday,...

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Hogs Trading Mixed on Wednesday

Lean hog futures are mixed at midday, with front months down 15 cents and other contract higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.27 on Wednesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 7 cents on March 23 at $91.71. Pork stocks were reported at 403.503...

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Crude Oil Weakness Pressures Sugar Prices

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is down -0.29 (-1.83%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is down -6.90 (-1.49%). Sugar prices are falling today as a -2% slump in crude oil prices (CLK26 ) has sparked long liquidation in sugar futures. On Tuesday, NY...

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Hog Traders Look to Midweek Trade

Lean hog futures were 52 cents lower to 25 cents higher on Tuesday. Open interest was down 2,764 contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.62 on Tuesday afternoon, up 66 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 17 cents...

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5 Shade-Loving Plants That Hummingbirds Can’t Resist – To Fill Your Yard With Wildlife and Color

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Trump’s USDA cancels $300 million program that helped farmers buy or keep their land: report

The reported cuts come after the administration cut billions in funding as part of its efforts to eliminate diversity-related programs from the government

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Hogs Post Mixed Tuesday Trade

Lean hog futures were 52 cents lower to 25 cents higher on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.62 on Tuesday afternoon, up 66 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 17 cents on March 20 at $91.78. USDA’s pork carcass...

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Bystanders gave the victim CPR but he did not regain consciousness, authorities said

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Hog Weakness Continues on Tuesday

Lean hog futures are trading with most contracts steady to 75 cents in the red. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Tuesday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 17 cents on March 20 at $91.78. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value...

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Sugar Prices Rally as Crude Oil Surges

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is up +0.30 (+1.93%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is up +13.70 (+3.05%). Sugar prices are sharply higher today, with NY sugar posting a 5-month high and London sugar posting a 5.5-month high. Today's +4% rally in crude...

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Hogs Show Slight Weakness on Monday, as Traders Look to Tuesday

Lean hog futures were weaker on Monday, with contracts 7 to 47 cents lower on the session. Open interest was down 4,193 contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.93 on Monday afternoon, up $1.58 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back...

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What's the Connection Between the US War on Iran, Fuel, Fertilizer, and Food Prices? (Part 2)

Though global markets can be independent of each other, there are connections running throughout the commodity complex.

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Hogs Slip Lower on Monday

Lean hog futures were weaker on Monday, with contracts 7 to 47 cents lower on the session. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.93 on Monday afternoon, up $1.58 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 9 cents on March 19 at $91.95....

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The $5 billion pistachio war: How US and Turkey are wiping Iran off the map

The world of the pistachio is currently going nuts. Often known as "green gold," the nuts' industry is currently defined by a high-stakes tug-of-war between three global titans: the United States, Iran and Türkey. Together these three nations control over 85% of the world's pistachio production, thus exerting heavy control…

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Cattle Prices Show Resilience While Hog Prices Fade: What to Watch This Week

Uncertainty from the conflict in the Middle East and higher gas prices are major catalysts for cattle and hog futures now.

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Sinking Crude Oil Prices Undercut Sugar Prices

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Monday closed down -0.18 (-1.15%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) closed down -2.70 (-0.60%). Monday's plunge in crude oil prices (CLK26 ) by more than -9% sparked long liquidation in sugar futures. The weakness in crude prices undercuts...

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States challenge USDA conditions on nutrition program funds

A coalition of states filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a Trump administration effort to impose certain conditions on billions of dollars for key federal nutrition programs from the Department of Agriculture. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts by 20 states and the District…

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Hogs Mixed at Midday

Lean hog futures are mixed at midday, with most contracts within 30 cents of unchanged. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 9 cents on March 19 at $91.95. Friday’s CFTC Commitment of Traders...

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Sugar Prices Slip as Crude Oil Plunges

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is down -0.15 (-0.96%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is down -1.80 (-0.40%). Today's plunge in crude oil prices (CLK26 ) by more than -7% has sparked long liquidation in sugar futures. The weakness in crude prices undercuts...

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What's the Connection Between the US War on Iran, Fuel, Fertilizer, and Food Prices? (Part 1)

Though global markets can be independent of each other, there are connections running throughout the commodity complex.

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Hogs Face Pressure on Friday

Lean hog futures were weaker on Friday as contracts were down 20 to 77 cents at the close, with April down $2.175 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $90.38 on Friday afternoon, down $2.42 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 11...

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Wheat Collapses Lower on Friday

The wheat complex faced pressure across the three markets on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were 12 to 13 1/2 cents lower, as May fell 18 ½ cents. KC HRW futures were 21 to 21 1/2 cents in the red at the close, with May down 23 ¾ for the week....

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Cotton Close Mixed on Friday

Cotton futures were down 3 to 36 points in the 2026 contracts on Friday, with deferred contracts up 8 to 32 points. May was 146 points in the green this week. Crude oil was up $2.67 on the day to $98.81, with the US dollar index up $0.237 to $99.295....

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Soybeans Fade Lower into Friday’s Close

Soybeans were under pressure on Friday, with contracts down 5 to 11 ¼ cents across the board. May was down 64 cents on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 7 cents at $10.87 1/2. Pressure came from Soymeal futures, which were down $2.80 to $4.50,...

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Corn Head into the Weekend with Losses

Corn futures sputtered late on Friday, with contracts down 3 ½ to 4 ¼ cents on Friday, as some deferreds were fractionally lower. May was down 1 ¾ cents this week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 4 cents to $4.23 3/4. The Friday update to the...

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