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Soybeans are down 3 to 4 cents so far on Monday morning. Futures posted Friday gains of 1 to 2 cents at the close, with November falling back another 11 ¾ cents since last Friday. Preliminary open interest was up 7,416 contracts on Friday, as Nove saw some reduction, down...

Live cattle futures saw a mixed Friday close, as contracts were steady to 25 cents lower and deferreds up 40 to 50 cents. October was down $1.77 last week. Cash trade settled in at $235 in the North last week, $3 lower, with Southern action at $235-237, down $3. The...

US soybean farmers face crisis as China halts purchases and turns to Brazil. Rising costs and uncertain aid leave Midwest growers fearing collapse.

Federal workers say they have little choice but to depart, with 100,000 leaving under deferred resignation program

Cotton futures posted gains heading into the weekend as contracts were mostly steady to 12 points higher. December was up 11 points this week. The US dollar index was back down $0.370 on the day to $97.845, with crude oil futures 22 cents higher. Commitment of Traders data showed the...

Soybeans posted Friday gains of 1 to 2 cents at the close, with Novemb falling back another 11 ¾ cents since last Friday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 1 1/2 cents higher at $9.38 3/4. Soymeal futures were up 20 cents to $3.60, as October fell back...

Live cattle futures saw a mixed Friday close, as contracts were steady to 25 cents lower and deferreds up 40 to 50 cents. October was down $1.77 this week. Cash trade settled in at $235 in the North this week, $3 lower, with Southern action at $235-237, down $3. The...

Corn futures posted losses of 3 to 4 cents across the front months on Friday, with December slipping back 2 cents this week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 3/4 cents at $3.78. Friday afternoon’s Commitment of Traders report indicated managed money adding back 14,624 contracts...

Lean hog futures were in rally mode on Friday, as contracts were up $1.40 to $2.50 on the day. October was up $3.52 this week. USDA’s national base hog prices from the Friday afternoon report were down $1.32 from the day prior at $103.18. The CME Lean Hog Index was...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Friday closed up +0.11 (+0.70%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed down -1.90 (-0.41%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Friday, with NY sugar climbing to a 1.5-week high. Strength in crude prices sparked some short covering in sugar...

The wheat market is trading with Friday losses across the three markets. CBT soft red wheat futures are trading with midday losses of 7 to 7 ¼ cents on Friday. KC HRW futures are 7 to 8 cents lower at midday. MPLS spring wheat futures are back down 5 to...