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Live cattle futures are trading with 97 cent to $1.15 gains on Monday, after gapping higher at the open. Cash activity settled in at $230-232 in the South last week, with $240-245 in the North. Feeder cattle futures are 70 cents to $1.10 higher at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.08 (+0.49%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +1.30 (+0.28%). Sugar prices are rising today as a rally in crude oil prices has sparked short covering in sugar futures. WTI crude oil (CLU5 ) is...

Lean hog futures closed Friday mixed, with nearby August up 50 cents and other contracts 50 to 67 cents lower. August was up $2.22 this week. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $110.27 in the Friday PM report, down $3.34 from the previous report. The CME...

Cotton futures ended the Friday trade with contracts down 33 to 50 points in the front months, as December was 45 points lower on the week. Crude oil futures were 96 cents/barrel lower. The US dollar index was higher, up $0.311 to $97.435. Commitment of Traders data showed spec traders...

Corn futures closed out the Friday session with contracts 2 to 3 cents in the red as forecasts remain wet. September was down 9 cents on the week. The CmdtyView national average new crop Cash Corn price was down 2 1/4 cents at $3.77 As we round out July, rain...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Friday closed down -0.28 (-1.69%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed down -9.20 (-1.92%). Sugar prices retreated on Friday and have been under pressure this week due to speculation that India may boost its sugar exports. On Wednesday,...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Friday closed down -7.30 (-2.39%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed down -121 (-3.61%). Coffee prices settled sharply lower Friday and have been undercut this week by Brazil coffee harvest pressures. On Tuesday, arabica fell to a 2-week low, Sep robusta slid...

Live cattle futures are trading with 60 cents to $1.05 gains a midday. Cash activity has seen light $230-231 in the South. Other bids are $230 in the South and $235-238 in the North. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards showed $237.50 sales on 325...

Cotton futures are trading mostly lower on Friday, with contracts down 45 to 50 points at midday. October is an exception, up 2 points on thin trade. Crude oil futures are 53 cents/barrel lower. The US dollar index was higher, up $0.401 to $97.525. As we near the end of...