The Latest Breaking News from USDA

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.13 (+0.79%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +0.20 (+0.045%). Sugar prices are moving higher for a second day today, with NY sugar posting a 1-week high. Strength in crude prices is supporting gains in...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is down -8.15 (-2.70%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is down -44 (-1.31%). Coffee prices are moving sharply lower today as the Brazil coffee harvest accelerates, boosting available coffee supplies. Brazil's Cooxupe coffee co-op announced today that its harvest among its members...

Cotton futures closed out the Monday session with contracts up 11 to 39 points. Crude oil futures were $1.79/barrel higher. The US dollar index was rallying, up $0.996 to $98.295. Weekly Crop Progress data indicated 80% of the US cotton crop was squaring as of July 27, with 44% setting...

Lean hog futures were down 17 cents in the nearby August contract, as other months were up 27 to 65 cents. USDA’s national base hog price had a weighted average of $111.35 in the Monday PM report, up $1.08 from the previous report. The CME Lean Hog Index was up...

Corn futures closed out the Monday session holding to their bearish sentiment from earlier in the day. Contracts were down 5 to 6 cents at the close. The CmdtyView national average new crop Cash Corn price was down 5 1/4 cents at $3.71 3/4. USDA reported a private export sale...

Live cattle futures started out Monday with a gap higher and closed with gains of $1.40 to $1.87 on the session. Cash activity settled in at $230-232 in the South last week, with $240-245 in the North. Feeder cattle futures closed out Monday with $2.15 to $2.35 gains in the...

Some early signs that weather could be turning more price-bullish for corn, soybeans, and wheat are starting to emerge.

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Monday closed up +0.14 (+0.86%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +3.80 (+0.81%). Sugar prices finished higher Monday as a rally in crude oil prices sparked short covering in sugar futures. WTI crude oil (CLU5 ) rose...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Monday closed up +4.15 (+1.39%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed up +130 (+4.03%). Coffee prices settled sharply higher Monday due to adverse weather conditions in Brazil and concerns about tariffs. On Monday, Sucden Financial Ltd said that a severe hailstorm in...