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Lean hog futures closed out the Thursday session with contracts up anywhere from 12 to 80 cents in the front months. Preliminary open interest was down 2,085 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $111.90 on Wednesday afternoon, down 12 cents from the day prior. The...

Cotton price action is showing modest losses of 4 to 10 points. Futures posted gains of 28 to 40 points on the Wednesday session to rebound from recent weakness. The July contract rolled off the board at 64.96. Crude oil was down 4 cents/barrel to close at $68.29, with the...

Live cattle futures settled Wednesday with contracts up 50 to 70 cents and August down 20. Cash trade saw very light $225 Southern action reported on Tuesday. It has been quiet otherwise. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards, showed no sales on the 928 head,...

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The president's dismissal follows his administration's announcement that he may take executive action and collaborate with states to ban farmland sales to buyers linked to China and other foreign adversaries.

The wheat complex ended Wednesday on a mixed note, as the hard red contracts were busy posting slight strength. Chicago SRW wheat was fractionally lower to close out the session. KC HRW contracts posted slight 1 to 2 cent gains at the close. MPLS spring wheat was up 1 to...

Live cattle futures closed out the Wednesday session with contracts up 50 to 70 cents and August down 20. Cash trade saw very light $225 Southern action reported on Tuesday. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards, showed no sales on the 928 head, with bids...

Lean hog futures rounded out the midweek trade with contracts up anywhere from 12 to 80 cents in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $111.90 on Wednesday afternoon, down 12 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.00 at $107.33...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.43 (+2.67%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +16.70 (+3.51%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Wednesday, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-week high and London sugar jumping to a 1.5-month high. Concerns...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Wednesday closed down -1.55 (-0.54%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed down -98 (-2.75%). Coffee prices on Wednesday settled lower, with robusta falling sharply to a 1.5-week low. Arabica coffee gave up an early advance Wednesday and turned lower after the Brazilian...

Lean hog futures are trading 30 cents to $1 higher at Wednesday’s midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $111.81 on Wednesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.00 at $107.33 on July 7. USDA’s Wednesday AM FOB plant pork cutout value was back up $1.38...