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Corn futures are trading with 2 to 4 cent losses so far on Friday, as traders kick off 2026 with some weakness. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 ¼ cents at $3.98 1/4. USDA reported a private export sale of 132,000 MT of corn to South...

The wheat complex is trading with losses so far on Friday. Chicago SRW futures are 1 to 2 cents lower KC HRW futures are also 1 to 2 cents in the red. MPLS spring wheat is down 4 to 5 1/4 cents at midday. Details on the Farm Bridge Assistance...

Live cattle futures are showing gains of $3.10 to $3.75 so far at Friday’s midday. Cash trade has popped up on Friday at $232 in the north, with southern bids still $228-229. Feeder cattle futures are up another $5.37 to $7.10 to start the year. The CME Feeder Cattle Index...

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March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.36 (-2.40%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -8.00 (-1.87%). Sugar prices fell sharply today, posting 2-week lows. Sugar prices retreated after the India Sugar Mill Association (ISMA) reported Thursday that Indian sugar production for 2025-26,...

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The details arrived after most farmers have already met with their bankers to arrange financing for next year's crops and placed orders.

The corn market will resume trading this morning at 8:30 am CST after the day (and overnight) off for the New Years holiday. Futures closed the Wednesday session with steady to fractionally lower trade to wind down 2025. Open interest rose 5,462 contracts, despite 4,078 contracts leaving March. The CmdtyView...

Live cattle futures saw gains of 82 cents to $1.22 on Wednesday. Cash trade has seen light $229 sales this week but not enough for a trend. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed dressed sales of $230.5-232 on 599 of the 1,198 head offered. Feeder cattle futures were up...

Soybeans will start off a new year of trade at 8:30 am CST. The market fell on the New Years Eve session, with contracts down 13 to 16 cents at the close. Open internet was up 5,008 contracts on Wednesday. There were 913 deliveries issued against January beans overnight. The...

Lean hog futures posted losses of a nickel to 35 cents on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $70.19 on Wednesday afternoon, down 19 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 19 on December 29 at $82.25. CFTC data showed managed...