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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Monday closed down -0.45 (-2.68%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed down -13.50 (-2.77%). Sugar prices settled sharply lower Monday on the outlook for higher sugar production in Brazil. Datagro said Monday that dry weather in Brazil has...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Monday closed down -11.65 (-3.84%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed down -161 (-4.81%). Coffee prices settled sharply lower Monday, with Sep robusta posting a contract low and nearest-futures (N25) posting a 1.25-year low. Coffee harvest pressures from Brazil are weighing on...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.40 (-2.38%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is down -12.40 (-2.54%). Sugar prices today are sharply lower on the outlook for higher sugar production in Brazil. Datagro said today that dry weather in Brazil has encouraged...

Lean hog futures saw modest buying on Friday but have turned mostly lower on Monday. At midday, August was up 45 cents, but later 2025 delivery contracts were down 40 to 50 cents. They are well off the morning lows. Futures had been up a tick to 65 cents on...

Live cattle futures are up $.95 to $1.35 per cwt. as we head into midday on Monday. Nearby August has traded above last week’s high of $224.55, setting a new all time high on the continuation charts as well as the daily. August was still up $1.35 last week despite...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is down -9.25 (-3.05%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is down -107 (-3.20%). Coffee prices today are sharply lower due to coffee harvest pressures from Brazil. Last Friday, Safras & Mercado reported that Brazil's overall 2025/26 coffee harvest was 77% complete as...

Lean hog futures saw strength on Friday, up a tick to 65 cents. August was up $1.80 on the week. Preliminary open interest was dropping 6,605 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $105.55 on Friday afternoon, down $5.15 from Thursday. The CME Lean...

Live cattle fell lower on Friday as contracts closed with 12 to 70 cent losses. August was still up $1.35 last week. Friday’s preliminary open interest suggested some long liquidation, down 2,335 contracts. Cash trade was light, with trade picking up in KS to $230-231 and $240-242 northern action. Feeder...

Corn prices are trading with 1 to 2 cent losses early on Monday morning. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts up 6 to 7 cents across most front months. September was up 12 ½ cents on the week. Preliminary open interest on Friday was up 10,834 contracts, indicating the...

Lean hog futures posted gains on Friday of as little as a tick to 65 cents. August was up $1.80 since last Friday. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $105.55 on Friday afternoon, down $5.15 from Thursday. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 43 cents...

Corn future closed the Friday session with contracts up 6 to 7 cents across most front months. Short covering was likely a culprit heading into a weekend, as September was up 12 ½ cents on the week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was $3.95, up 6 ½ cents....