The Latest Breaking News from USDA

Two years after President Abraham Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture in 1862, he nicknamed it “the people’s department” because half of all Americans lived on farms at that time. Today, fewer than 2% of Americans farm, but the Agriculture Department still touches people’s lives in many ways.

Discussing what may catch us off guard as we head into 2025.

400+ U.S. farm groups support Brooke Rollins' USDA nomination for her advocacy for rural America and agriculture sector.

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +1.60 (+0.49%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is up +136 (+2.78%). Coffee prices today are climbing, with robusta sharply higher at a 2-week high. Robusta coffee is soaring today and lifting arabica prices on concerns that supplies from Vietnam, the...

Live and feeder cattle prices reached new record highs in 2024, and the bullish price action continued in early 2025. Beef prices have risen over the past weeks despite the off-season demand during winter.

There are six signals that suggest cotton has limited price downside at the moment.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Thursday closed up +0.40 (+2.22%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +12.50 (+2.65%). Sugar prices posted moderate gains on Thursday, as a weaker dollar (DXY00 ) sparked short covering in sugar futures. An excessive short position by funds...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Thursday closed down -3.30 (-1.00%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed down -23 (-0.47%). Coffee prices Thursday gave up an early advance and turned lower on record-high coffee exports from Brazil. Cecafe reported late Wednesday that Brazil's 2024 arabica coffee exports jumped +20%...

It looks like the corn market has begun its post-harvest seasonal rally. The recent USDA report and South American weather issues triggered the rally. How is the smart money responding to this rally?