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Lean hog futures posted mixed Tuesday trade of 32 cents lower to a dime higher in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $112.02 on Tuesday. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.18 at $108.33 on July 3. USDA’s Tuesday afternoon FOB plant pork cutout...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.15 (-0.92%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -0.90 (-0.19%). Sugar prices settled lower Tuesday and have been under pressure the past two sessions following the removal of the frost risk from weather forecasts...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Tuesday closed up +7.35 (+2.64%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed up +42 (+1.19%). Coffee prices recovered from early losses Tuesday and settled sharply higher after forecasts for limited rainfall over the next week in Brazil's coffee-growing regions sparked some short covering...

Lean hog futures are trading with 5 to 45 cent losses at Tuesday’s midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Tuesday morning due to light volume and a 5-day rolling average of $111.43. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.18 at $108.33 on July 3. Speculators...

Live cattle futures are $2.75 to $3.60 higher on Tuesday. Cash trade has yet to pick up this week, with last week’s sales of $230-232 in the North and $222-225 in the South. Feeder cattle futures are rallying another $4.05 to $4.50 on Tuesday trade. The CME Feeder Cattle Index...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.16 (-0.98%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -1.80 (-0.38%). Sugar prices are moving lower today and have been under pressure the past two sessions following the removal of the frost risk from weather forecasts...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +4.30 (+1.55%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +1 (+0.03%). Coffee prices today recovered from early losses and turned higher after forecasts for limited rainfall over the next week in Brazil's coffee-growing regions sparked some short covering in coffee...

Lean hog futures were mostly higher on Monday, with contracts 75 cents to $1 higher, as nearby July was down $1.02. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday afternoon due to light volume and a 5-day rolling average of $111.55. The CME Lean Hog Index was down...

Live cattle futures closed $1.85 to $2.20 higher on Monday. Cash trade from last week showed sales of $230-232 in the North, with sales of $222-224 in the South creeping to $225 late in the week. Feeder cattle futures were up $4.15 to $4.25 on the Monday session. The CME...

Experts scrambling to understand losses in hives across the country are finally identifying the culprits. And the damage to farmed bees is a sign of trouble for wild bees too

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