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Lean hog futures closed out July with gains of a dime to 60 cents on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was back down $1.67 from the previous day, at $111.67 on Thursday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was up a dime at $110.51 on July 29. Export Sales...

Live cattle futures continued the midday slide into the close, rounding out the month with losses of $5.30 to $6.57 on Thursday. Cash trade has picked up this week to $235 in KS, up $3 to $5 from last week. Northern trade was up $3 to $383 dressed. Business has...

Soybeans posted Thursday losses of 6 to 7 cents at the close of the month. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 4 cents at $9.34 ¾. Soymeal futures saw gains of $1.10 to $2.00/ton, with Soy Oil posting losses of 92 to 137 points. Export Sales data...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Thursday closed down -0.10 (-0.61%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed down -2.20 (-0.47%). Sugar prices settled lower on Thursday, with London sugar posting a 1-week low. Signs of stronger global sugar production in Brazil are weighing on...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Thursday closed up +2.40 (+0.82%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed down -10 (-0.29%). Coffee prices on Thursday settled mixed. Arabica coffee moved higher Thursday on tariff risks after President Trump delayed the implementation of 50% tariffs on Brazil exports by a...

The wheat complex is showing losses at Thursday’s midday. CBT futures are down 5 to 6 cents lower on Thursday. Kansas City contracts are down fractionally to 2 cents so far on the day. MPLS spring wheat is fractionally lower at midday. USDA reported a private export sale of 100,000...

Lean hog futures are trading with gains of a nickel to 30 cents across most contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was up $2.48 from the previous day, at $111.82 this morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was up a dime at $110.51 on July 29. Export Sales...

Live cattle futures are seeing some month end selling, with contracts down $3.55 to $4.65 on Thursday. Cash trade has picked up this week to $235 in KS, up $3 to $5 from last week. Business has been quiet outside of that. This morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.13 (-0.79%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is down -2.30 (-0.49%). Sugar prices are moving lower today, with London sugar posting a 1-week low. Signs of stronger global sugar production in Brazil are weighing on sugar...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +2.70 (+0.92%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +4 (+0.12%). Coffee prices today are moving higher. Arabica coffee is climbing today on tariff risks after President Trump delayed the implementation of 50% tariffs on Brazil exports by a week,...

Live cattle futures continued to rally on Wednesday, as contracts were $3.15 to $3.35 higher across the front months. Preliminary open interest was up another 2,0390 contracts on Wednesday. Cash trade has picked up this week to $235 in KS, up $3 to $5 from last week. This morning’s Fed...