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Live cattle futures saw higher Wednesday action, with contracts up $2.20 to $3.50. Cash trade has been quiet this week, with some northern dressed action at $385 to 392, up $5-7. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,264 head, with bids of $235 in...

Live cattle futures posted Wednesday strength of $2.20 to $3.50. Cash trade has been quiet this week, with some northern dressed action at $385 to 392, up $5-7. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,264 head, with bids of $235 in KS and $240...

Corn futures slipped off the intraday highs on Wednesday, still closing with fraction to 2 cent gains across the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1/2 cent at $3.62. USDA reported private export sales of 125,741 MT of corn to Mexico and 100,000 MT to...

Lean hog futures saw Wednesday action holding near steady, a October was down 20 cents with other contracts steady to 7 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $109.81 in the Wednesday PM report, up 15 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.26 (+1.59%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +11.80 (+2.47%). Sugar prices rallied sharply on Wednesday, with London sugar climbing to a 5-week high. Signs of stronger global sugar demand are supporting prices. China's...

Lean hog futures are down a dime to 50 cents across the nearbys on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $109.84 in the Wednesday AM report, down $1.10 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 52 cents at $109.06 on August 18....

Live cattle futures are up $2.80 to $3.20 so far on Wednesday. Cash trade has been quiet this week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,264 head, with bids of $235 in KS and $240 in IA. Feeder cattle futures are continuing to rally,...

Corn futures are posting 2 to 3 cent gains across most contracts so far on the Wednesday session. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 cents at $3.62 1/2. USDA reported private export sales of 125,741 MT of corn to Mexico and 100,000 MT to Colombia this...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.29 (+1.78%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +12.20 (+2.55%). Sugar prices today are sharply higher, with London sugar climbing to a 5-week high. Signs of stronger global sugar demand are supporting prices. China's July...

Indiana and Tennessee opted out of Summer EBT, which gives families grocery support when schools close for summer.

Lean hog futures closed mixed on Tuesday, with nearby October up a tick and other contracts down as much as 50 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $109.66 in the Tuesday PM report, up $1.96 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down...