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Sugar Prices Recover as Strength in the Brazilian Real Sparks Short Covering

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.11 (+0.77%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is up +1.70 (+0.41%). Sugar prices shook off early losses today and turned higher after strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) sparked mild fund short covering in sugar...

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Cattle Look to Wednesday Trade With Continued Expanded Limits

Live cattle futures settled mixed on the Tuesday session, up 42 cents in some deferreds to down $1.32 in the nearby October. Open interest dropped 12,269 contracts on Tuesday. Cash trade started a little early this week, falling $5-9 in NE to $230 on Monday. Tuesday bids are showing up...

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Hogs Shift Focus to Wednesday After Weaker Tuesday Action

Lean hog futures posted losses of 60 cents to $1.57 on Tuesday. A few longs were liquidating with open interest down 492 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price from Monday afternoon was reported at $88.03, up $2.74 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 68...

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SNAP benefit freeze will leave millions nationwide struggling to pay for food – including 472,711 people in Philadelphia

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the largest, most effective tool the U.S. has to reduce food insecurity. As of late 2025, it helps more than 42 million people – including 2 million Pennsylvanians and nearly half a million Philadelphians – buy groceries.

The Conversation

WIC Funding at Risk Amid Government Shutdown, Forcing House Republicans To Introduce New Bill

Funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is at risk amid the ongoing government shutdown.

International Business Times

Trump Administration Sued Over Suspending Food Benefits Amid Shutdown

A coalition of over two dozen states has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, demanding that funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) be continued during the ongoing government shutdown.

Benzinga

Hogs Fall Back on Tuesday

Lean hog futures posted losses of 60 cents to $1.57 on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price from Monday afternoon was reported at $88.03, up $2.74 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 68 cents on October 24 at $92.27. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value...

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Cattle Close Mixed, with Feeders Continuing Collapse

Live cattle futures closed the Tuesday session on a mixed note up 42 cents in some deferreds to down $1.32 in the nearby October. Cash trade started a little early this week, falling $5-9 in NE to $230 on Monday. Tuesday bids are showing up at $228-230. Feeder cattle futures...

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States sue Trump’s USDA to unleash SNAP funding as legal experts blast ‘immoral’ decision to block emergency dollars

25 states warn of imminent ‘crisis’ for millions if the federal government won’t tap into emergency funds

The Independent UK

Two dozen states sue White House over food stamps suspension amid shutdown

Federal food assistance benefits for low-income families set to expire on 1 November due to government shutdown

The Guardian - US

Hogs Slipping Lower on Tuesday

Lean hog futures are down another 65 to 95 cents across most contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price from Monday afternoon was reported at $88.76. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 68 cents on October 24 at $92.27. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Tuesday...

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Cattle Showing Mixed Midday Trade, with Fats Steady and Feeders Falling

Live cattle futures are holding near steady on Tuesday, with the front months $1.12 higher to 90 cents lower. Cash trade started a little early this week, falling $5-9 in NE to $230 on Monday. Tuesday bids are showing up at $228-230. Both live cattle ($10.75) and feeder cattle ($13.75)...

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Sugar Prices Extend Sell-Off to Lowest Levels in More Than 4 Years

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) is down -0.09 (-0.62%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is down -5.10 (-1.21%). Sugar prices today extended this month's plunge, with NY sugar falling to a new 4.75-year nearest-futures low and London sugar falling to a new 4.25-year nearest-futures low....

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Hogs Look to Tuesday Trade

Lean hog futures posted 40 to 95 cent losses across most contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price from Monday afternoon was reported at $85.29, down 27 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 68 cents on October 22 at $92.95. USDA’s pork...

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Cattle Traders Look to Tuesday Amid Collapse

Both live cattle ($10.75) and feeder cattle ($13.75) will have another round of expanded limits on Tuesday after using them on Monday. Spec longs want out and the door is only so big. Live cattle futures bounced off the limit into the close, but still settled with $4.97 to $9.82...

International Business Times UK

'This Is All Trump': Democrats Defiant as Food Stamp Talks Stall Amid Shutdown Showdown

Democratic leaders are firm in their refusal to accept any short-term financing bill that disregards their demands for spending and healthcare, and they blame President Donald Trump alone for the impasse.

The Texas Tribune

The federal shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits. Here’s what you need to know.

In Texas, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — rely on SNAP, also referred to as food stamps, each month.

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International Business Times UK

Snap Benefits Food Stamp Shutdown Looms: What It Means And How Will It Affect You

From 1 Nov, 42 million Americans lose SNAP benefits amid the 2025 shutdown, fuelling a national food crisis. Discover USDA warnings, political clashes over funding, and real-life struggles at food banks and homes.

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Cattle Collapse Extends to Monday with Spec Longs Heading for the Exits

Both live cattle ($10.75) and feeder cattle ($13.75) used their expanded limits on Monday, as spec longs want out and the door is only so big. They will be expended again on Tuesday. Live cattle futures bounced off the limit into the close, but still settled with $4.97 to $9.82...

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Hogs Start the Week on a Lower Note

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‘The well has run dry’: The Trump administration thinks school lunches and baby formula are less important than winning a shutdown spat

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Food banks brace for 42 million without SNAP

The gap will be impossible to fill, those working to feed the nation's neediest said.

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Sugar Prices Plunge to Lowest Levels in More Than 4 Years

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) is down -0.51 (-3.41%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is down -9.10 (-2.11%). Sugar prices today extended last Friday's sell-off, with NY sugar falling to a new 4.5-year low and London sugar falling to a new 4.25-year low. Sugar...

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Hogs Slipping Back on Monday

Lean hog futures are slipping back 35 to 90 cents across most contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price from Monday morning was not reported due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 68 cents on October 22 at $92.95. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value...

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