The Latest Breaking News from USDA

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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Monday closed up +0.07 (+0.43%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +3.80 (+0.82%). Sugar prices settled higher on Monday as short covering emerged after reports said that Pakistan is looking to buy 100,000 MT of sugar this...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Monday closed up +4.35 (+1.53%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed up +91 (+2.73%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Monday as below-average rainfall in Brazil sparked some short-covering in coffee futures. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas...

Live cattle futures are down a nickel to 77 cents early on Monday. First Notice day if today for August. Cash trade was picked up last week to $235-236 in the South, up $3 to $5 from last week, as Northern trade reported at $247, up $2. Feeder cattle futures...

Lean hog futures are trading with Monday gains of 65 cents to $1. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 11 cents at $110.21 on July 31. Commitment of Traders data indicated a total of...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.10 (+0.62%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +4.00 (+0.86%). Sugar prices are moving higher today as short covering emerged after reports said that Pakistan is looking to buy 100,000 MT of sugar this week...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +3.80 (+1.34%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +73 (+2.19%). Coffee prices are climbing today as below-average rainfall in Brazil has sparked some short-covering in coffee futures. Somar Meteorologia reported today that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais,...

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Lean hog futures closed 22 to 62 cents higher across the nearby contracts on Friday, as August was still down $1.35 last week. USDA’s national base hog price was back down $2.76 from the previous day, at $108.91 on Friday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 14 cents...

Live cattle futures posted gains across most contracts, with 50 cent to $2.35 gains in the nearbys, with August carrying the load. First Notice day if today for August. August was up $3.65 last week. Preliminary open interest was down 14,967 contracts, mainly due to an exodus in August ahead...

Organic food is everywhere in American grocery stores. You see the green USDA Organic label and think you’re making a better choice. But not all “organic” foods are created equal. In fact, some foods labeled organic in the U.S. wouldn’t even make it onto shelves in Europe. The European Union…