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Cargill says that, out "of an abundance of caution," it is recalling several of its ground beef products produced in late April and sold at Walmart locations across the eastern U.S.

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Friday closed up +0.03 (+0.16%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +1.50 (+0.26%). Sugar prices Friday posted modest gains. Short covering emerged in sugar futures Friday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) rallied to a 3-week high...

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) on Friday closed down -5.35 (-2.60%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed down -139 (-3.78%). Coffee prices Friday extended this week's sharp decline and posted 1-month lows. An increase in global coffee supplies is undercutting prices after the International Coffee Organization (ICO) on...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) this morning is up +0.11 (+0.57%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +3.50 (+0.61%). Sugar prices this morning are moderately higher. Short covering emerged in sugar futures today after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) rallied to a 3-week...

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) this morning is down -3.70 (-1.80%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) is down -66 (-1.79%). Coffee prices this morning extended this week's decline and posted 1-month lows. An increase in global coffee supplies is undercutting prices after the International Coffee Organization (ICO) reported...

USDA recalls 16,000+ lbs of raw ground beef from Walmart due to E. coli contamination concerns. No illnesses reported. Customers advised to dispose of or r...

Live cattle shot higher following Wednesday’s late USDA H5N1 announcement, closing with $1.90 to $2.95 gains. Cash trade has been slow to develop this week with a few $186 in KS reported by the USDA, with NE at $187. Both would be an improvement on the week, but noted volume...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Thursday closed up +0.03 (+0.16%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +2.20 (+0.39%). Sugar prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and finished slightly higher. Sugar prices initially moved lower Thursday after crude prices (CLM24 ) fell...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) this morning is down -0.01 (-0.05%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24) is up +1.00 (+0.18%). Sugar prices this morning are little changed. Weakness in crude prices (CLM24 ) is weighing on sugar. Crude prices fell to a 6-week low today,...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.19 (-0.98%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -1.00 (-0.18%). Sugar prices Wednesday posted moderate losses. Wednesday's -3% slump in crude prices (CLM24 ) to a 1-1/2 month low undercut sugar prices. The weakness...

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