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September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +9.00 (+3.02%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +96 (+2.81%). Coffee prices today extended this week's rally and posted 3-week highs. Signs of tighter coffee supplies are supporting prices after Brazil's Trade Ministry reported Wednesday that Brazil's July unroasted...

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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) Thursday closed unchanged, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +0.40 (+0.09%). Sugar prices on Thursday settled little changed as prices consolidated recent losses. Some mild short covering emerged in sugar futures Thursday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL )...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Thursday closed up +4.40 (+1.50%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed up +24 (+0.71%). Coffee prices settled higher Thursday on signs of tighter supplies. Brazil's Trade Ministry reported late Wednesday that Brazil's July unroasted coffee exports fell -20.4% y/y to 161,000 MT....

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Live cattle futures are trading with contracts $1.52 to $1.90 higher across the nearbys at midday. There were no deliveries issued for August live cattle on Wednesday. Cash trade has been quiet this week outside of the $237 in Wednesday’s FCE. Feeder cattle futures are continuing to push higher on...

Lean hog futures are down a tick to $1.20 across the nearby contracts on Thursday’s midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $107.48 on Thursday morning, falling $6.87 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 4 cents at $109.60 on August 5. Export...