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Corn Bulls Showing Off to Round Out the Week

Corn futures are in rally back mode to round out the week, as contracts are up 5 to 7 cents across the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 6 1/4 cent at $3.63 1/2. Precip is limited over the next week for much of the...

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Wheat Mixed at Midday

The wheat complex is mixed at midday, with the soft red market leading the charge higher and spring wheat softer. CBT soft red wheat futures are up 1 to 2 cents in the nearbys. KC HRW futures are showing fractional gains across most contracts on Friday. MPLS spring wheat is...

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Cattle Rallying on Friday as Choice Beef Closes in on $400

Live cattle futures are up $3.02 to $4 at Friday’s midday. Cash trade has picked up this week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North, with live action at $243-245. Southern bids have been picked up at $233. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales...

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Cotton Posting Midday Losses on Friday

Cotton futures are down 11 to 15 points across the front months on Friday. The US dollar index is down another $0.408 to $97.695, as crude oil futures are down another $0.63 USDA’s Export Sales data as the new crop book at 3.127 million RB, which is 28% of the...

Barchart

Hogs Bulls Battle Back on Friday

Lean hog futures are up $1.20 to $1.525 across the front months so far on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was down $2.25 in the Friday AM report, at $108.33. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up a nickel at $109.83 on August 12. USDA’s FOB plant pork...

Barchart

Sugar Prices Continue to Fall Back From Tuesday's 2-month High

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.14 (-0.84%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is down -7.50 (-1.53%). NY sugar prices today are seeing continued long liquidation pressure after the rally up to Tuesday's 2-month high. As a bullish factor, Unica today reported...

Barchart

Coffee Prices Extend Weekly Rally to New 2-Month Highs

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +12.40 (+3.80%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +62 (+1.52%). Coffee prices today extended this week's sharp rally, boosted by short-covering and technical buying with the upside breakouts to new 2-month highs. Bullish fundamental factors include the frost event...

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Is the Corn Market a Buy?

Yes, I know USDA's August guess for US corn production was a "whopper" (take that as you will), but is the various components of the corn market itself telling us a different story?

Barchart

Cattle Shift Focus to Friday After Thursday Selling

Live cattle futures fell lower on Thursday, as the bears got a head start to the week-end selling. Contracts were down $2.20 to $3 across the front months on Thursday. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North, with live action at...

Barchart

Hogs Look to Round Out the Week

Lean hog futures were down $1.40 to $1.65 across the front months on Thursday, as expiring August was up a tick. Preliminary open interest rose 4,523 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was down 11 cents in the Thursday PM report, at $110.37. The CME Lean Hog Index was down...

Barchart

Cattle Fall Back Lower on Thursday

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Hogs Fall Lower on Thursday

Lean hog futures fell $1.40 to $1.65 across the front months on Thursday, as expiring August was up a tick. USDA’s national base hog price was down 11 cents in the Thursday PM report, at $110.37. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 6 cents at $109.78 on August 12....

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Cotton Eases Back Lower on Thursday

Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 5 to 10 points in the nearbys, as October was down 24 points on thin trade. The US dollar index was back down $0.383 to $98.045, as crude oil futures were down another $1.31. USDA’s Export Sales report showed a total...

Barchart

7 Products Pulled for Undisclosed Ingredients

When a food company recalls a product, it is often because of a serious and potentially life-threatening mistake: the presence of an undisclosed ingredient. This usually happens when a major allergen, like nuts or dairy, is accidentally introduced into a product that is not supposed to contain it. For people…

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Grain Market Update: Could a Rate Cut, Inflation Spur Fund Buying in Wheat, Soybeans, and Corn?

Senior Market Analyst Darin Newsom of Barchart suggests that the recent rally in grain futures was not fundamentally based but rather driven by speculative and automated buying, and he believes that there is a better chance of a future rate hike than a rate cut.

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Why So Many Organic Certifications Are Under Fire

The “USDA Organic” seal is one of the most trusted labels in the grocery store. Consumers rely on it as a guarantee that their food was produced without synthetic pesticides, GMOs, or antibiotics. However, a series of recent scandals and systemic problems have put this trusted certification under fire. Critics,…

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Cotton Posting Gains at Midday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 10 to 18 point gains across the front months, with October slipping 14 point on thin trade. The US dollar index was back down $0.478 to $98.140, as crude oil futures were down another $1.15. USDA’s Export Sales report showed a total of 241,982...

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Hogs Falling on Thursday

Lean hog futures are posting losses of $1.50 to $2.15, as expiring August is up a tick. USDA’s national base hog price was up 48 cents in the Thursday AM report, at $110.58. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 6 cents at $109.78 on August 12. Pork export sales...

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Cattle In Freefall Again on Thursday

Live cattle futures are showing losses of $3 to $4 across the front months on Thursday. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $385 in the North, up $4 wk/wk. Southern trade was up $2 to $237. The Thursday morning Fed Cattel Exchange online auction...

Barchart

Sugar Prices Fall Back From Tuesday's 2-month High

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.28 (-1.66%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +2.50 (+0.51%). NY sugar prices today are seeing continued long liquidation pressure after the rally up to Tuesday's 2-month high. Sugar prices rallied through Tuesday on smaller...

Barchart

Coffee Prices Extend Wednesday's Rally

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today are up +6.20 (+1.94%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +147 (+3.74%). Coffee prices today have continued higher, extending Wednesday's rallies of +1.41% in arabica coffee and +5.53% in robusta coffee. Coffee prices have rallied sharply this week on light frost...

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Democrats demand answers on cuts to firefighters during critical fire season

House Democrat Robert Garcia presses USDA head Brooke Rollins on how administration is protecting Americans

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Hogs Bulls Fade on Wednesday

Lean hog futures were weaker on Wednesday, with losses of 75 to 85 cents, as August was up 7 cents ahead of Thursday’s expiration. Preliminary open interest was down 2,101 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $110.48 on Wednesday afternoon, down $1.93. The CME Lean Hog Index...

Barchart

Cotton Leaking Lower on Thursday Morning

Cotton price action is down 15 to 20 points across the front months on Thursday morning. Futures closed out the Wednesday session with contracts 52 to 66 in the red, as futures reverted lower from the USDA led rally on Tuesday. The US dollar index was back down $0.302 to...

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Cattle Look to Thursday After Pulling Our Gains on Wednesday

Live cattle futures closed out the Wednesday session down 27 cents in the August contract, but up 40 to 60 cents in other months. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $385 in the North, up $4 wk/wk. Southern trade was up $2 to $237....

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