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Lean hog futures are trading with contracts 45 to 70 cents lower at midday. USDA’s national base hog price from Thursday morning was reported at $86.35, down 68 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 80 cents on October 21 at $94.18. USDA’s pork...

Corn futures are trading with 1 to 3 cent gains across most contracts on Thursday. Support is spilling over from a crude oil rally. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 cents at $3.84 1/4. USDA again delayed the weekly Export Sales report due to the ongoing...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.26 (+1.72%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is up +5.10 (+1.17%). Sugar prices are climbing today after a sharp rally in crude oil prices sparked short-covering in sugar futures. Crude oil (CLZ25 ) surged more than...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to reopen around 2,100 county offices nationwide on Thursday, despite the ongoing government shutdown, in a bid to support farmers and ranchers.

Lean hog futures slipped lower into the Wednesday close, as contracts were 25 to 87 cents lower. Preliminary open interest rose just 381 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price from Wednesday afternoon was reported at $88.16, down $1.36 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another...

Limits are expanded to $10.75 for live cattle and 13.75 for feeders on Thursday. Live cattle futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down $4.62 to $6. Preliminary open interest was up just 334 contracts. Cash trade saw some light action in the north on Wednesday at $239-240. The Wednesday...

Live cattle futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down $4.62 to $6. Cash trade saw some light action in the north on Wednesday at $239-240. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,646 head offered with bids at $238. Feeder cattle futures were...

Lean hog futures slipped lower into the Wednesday close, as contracts were 25 to 87 cents lower. USDA’s national base hog price from Wednesday afternoon was reported at $88.16, down $1.36 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 60 cents on October 20 at $94.98....

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.14 (-0.92%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed up +1.10 (+0.25%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Wednesday, with NY sugar sliding to a new 4.5-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have been under pressure over the...

Live cattle futures are down $3.85 to $5.10 so far on Wednesday. Cash trade has been quiet this week, with last week settling in at $240-241 across the country. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,646 head offered with bids at $238. Feeder...

The wheat market is trading with gains at Wednesday’s midday. CBT soft red wheat futures are trading with 2 to 3 cents Wednesday gains. KC HRW futures are up 2 to 3 ¼ cents so far. MPLS spring wheat futures are up 1 to 2 cents at midday. USDA will...