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Lean hog futures are mixed on Tuesday, with contracts up 95 cents to down 35. USDA’s national base hog report from Tuesday morning saw trade averaging $106.93. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a penny on September 5 at $105.91. USDA’s FOB plant pork cutout report from Tuesday...

Live cattle futures are showing $5.35 to $6.27 losses across most contracts on Tuesday. Cash activity has yet to show much beyond compiling showlists this week. Last week saw sales of $242-243, steady to $1 higher in the South and $2-3 weaker in the North. Feeder cattle futures are falling...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.21 (+1.34%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +3.10 (+0.65%). Sugar prices are moving higher today as a +1% rally in WTI crude oil (CLV25 ) has sparked some mild short covering in sugar futures....

Lean hog futures closed mixed on Monday, with contracts down 87 to 30 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog report from Monday afternoon saw sales up $2.58 from the day prior at $103.83. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a nickel on September 4 at $105.92. USDA’s FOB...

Live cattle futures posted mixed trade, with October down 17 cents, and other contracts up 12 to 60 cents on Monday. Preliminary open interest was down 5,645 contracts on Monday. Cash activity has yet to show much beyond compiling showlists this week. Last week saw sales of $242-243, steady to...

Lean hog futures were mixed to close out Monday, with contracts down 87 to 30 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog report from Monday afternoon saw sales up $2.58 from the day prior at $103.83. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a nickel on September 4 at $105.92....

Cotton futures closed the Monday session with gains of 18 points across the front months. The outside markets were supportive factors, as the US dollar index was down $0.313 on the day to $97.415 and crude oil futures $0.57 higher. Crop Progress data showed a total of 97% of the...

Traders should watch this coming grains catalyst on Sept. 12.

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Monday closed up +0.08 (+0.51%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +1.20 (+0.25%). Sugar prices recovered from early losses on Monday and posted modest gains as a weaker dollar (DXY00 ) sparked some mild short covering in...

Live cattle futures are up 15 to 75 cents across the front months on Monday. Cash activity saw sales of $242-243 last week, steady to $1 higher in the South and $2-3 weaker in the North. Feeder cattle futures are working higher after some early back and forth, with midday...

Lean hog futures are mixed so far on Monday, with contracts down 82 to 22 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog report from Monday morning showed no price action on low volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a nickel on September 4 at $105.92. Managed money spec...