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Have the Wheels Fallen Off the Corn Market?

Kenny Rogers; screws loose; and wheels falling off are all part of King Corn's situation in late June.

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Best plants for chalky soil – 10 flowers, shrubs and trees that will thrive in dry and alkaline conditions

Find out the varieties to grow if your soil is on the alkaline side

Homes & Gardens

Weakness in Crude Oil Weighs on Sugar Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Tuesday closed down -0.27 (-1.68%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +0.50 (+0.11%). Sugar prices on Tuesday settled mixed, with NY sugar slumping to a 4-year nearest-futures low. Tuesday's -5% plunge in crude prices (CLQ25) weighed on sugar...

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Coffee Prices Plummet as Frost Risks in Brazil Subside

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) Tuesday closed down -15.20 (-4.65%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) closed down -159 (-3.99%). Coffee prices sold off sharply on Tuesday, with arabica coffee falling to a 5-1/2 month low and robusta sliding to a 13-month low. Coffee prices collapsed on Tuesday after...

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Sugar Prices are Undercut by Lower Crude Oil Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.26 (-1.62%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -0.80 (-0.174%). Sugar prices are under pressure today, with NY sugar slumping to a 4-year nearest-futures low. Today's -5% plunge in crude prices (CLQ25) is weighing on...

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Coffee Prices Slammed as Frost Risks in Brazil Recede

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is down -10.10 (-3.09%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is down -161 (-4.04%). Coffee prices today are sharply lower after updated weather forecasts removed the chance of frost in Brazil's coffee-growing regions of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais. Coffee prices have been...

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Trump administration plans to rescind rule blocking logging on national forest lands

The Trump administration plans to rescind a nearly quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging on national forest lands

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Cattle Hit a Speedbump Last Week. Is This the End of the Bull Run?

Bulls in the live and feeder cattle futures markets have been resilient, and we are likely to see that strength play out here.

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The Plunge in Crude Oil Undercuts Sugar Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Monday closed down -0.06 (-0.37%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -7.60 (-1.60%). Sugar prices on Monday gave up an early advance and closed lower after a -7% plunge in crude prices (CLQ25 ) sparked long liquidation in...

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Sugar Prices Pressured by the Outlook for Adequate Supplies

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.07 (-0.43%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -8.30 (-1.75%). Sugar prices today are moving lower but remain above the significant lows of last week. Sugar prices have fallen over the past three months and...

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Coffee Prices Rebound on Slack Rain in Brazil

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +10.70 (+3.40%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is up +113 (+2.91%). Coffee prices today recovered from early losses and are sharply higher. Short covering emerged in coffee futures today due to below-normal rainfall in Brazil, following a report by Somar...

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Food stamps, redefined by red states

Republican governors push to ban soda and candy from SNAP. Critics call it political, not practical

Salon

These 12 plants are totally overrated, say gardening experts

Some of the most popular plants around are actually hated by the pros – but which ones? And why?

Homes & Gardens

Sugar Prices Supported by News of Increased Pakistan Sugar Imports

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Friday closed up +0.22 (+1.39%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -7.30 (-1.51%). Sugar prices on Friday settled mixed. Short covering emerged in sugar futures on Friday after Pakistan's government announced plans to import 250,000 metric tons of...

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Coffee Prices Tumble on Brazil Coffee Harvest Pressures

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) Friday closed down -5.85 (-1.80%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) closed down -147 (-3.64%). Coffee prices on Friday extended this week’s sharp losses, with robusta sinking to a 13-month low. Coffee prices have tumbled this week, with arabica falling to a 5-month low...

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Sugar Prices Rebound as Pakistan Seeks to Boost Sugar Imports

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is up +0.18 (+1.13%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -7.50 (-1.55%). Sugar prices today are mixed. Short covering emerged in sugar futures today after Pakistan's government announced that it plans to import 250,000 metric tons of...

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Coffee Prices Sharply Lower as Global Supply Concerns Ease

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) is down -7.70 (-2.37%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is down -137 (-3.40%). Coffee prices today extended this week's sharp losses, with robusta sinking to a 13-month low. Coffee prices have tumbled this week, with arabica falling to a 5-month low Wednesday due...

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Underrated ground covers – 11 plants that will happily multi-task in bare, dry and shady spots, say gardening experts

Transform your yard with these overlooked and underrated ground cover plants

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What We Know About Soybeans

Making our way through the transition from old-crop to new-crop soybean markets, our reads on real fundamentals show us what we need to know.

The Guardian - US

‘This isn’t a gimmick’: the New Yorkers trying to restore the American chestnut

More than 120 years after billions of the trees were wiped out, blight-proof seeds are being planted

The Texas Tribune

To fight screwworm, the U.S. is opening a South Texas facility to disperse sterile flies

Screwworm is a parasitic fly that targets warm-blooded animals and has the potential to disrupt Texas’ $15 billion cattle industry.

The Independent UK

America set to open Texas ‘fly factory’ in bid to breed millions of insects

The plan is to breed millions of the insects near the border with Mexico

Barchart

Did Cotton Prices Just Hit a Bottom After Falling to a 9-Week Low?

Thawing U.S.-China trade relations or drier, hotter weather could be bullish fundamental catalysts for cotton future prices.

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Sugar Prices Slump to 4-Year Lows on the Outlook for Abundant Global Supplies

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Wednesday closed down -0.20 (-1.24%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +3.80 (+0.82%). Sugar prices on Wednesday extended their 3-month-long slide and posted 4-year nearest-futures lows. The outlook for improving global sugar supplies is weighing on prices. However,...

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Coffee Prices Sink on the Outlook for Ample Supplies

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) Wednesday closed down -10.95 (-3.26%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) closed down -299 (-6.92%). Coffee prices plummeted on Wednesday, with arabica falling to a 5-month low and robusta sinking to a 1-year low due to an improved supply outlook. Brazil's ongoing coffee harvest...

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