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In a first, U.S. regulators have cleared several lab-grown chicken products for sale in the country.

July arabica coffee (KCN23 ) today are down -0.40 (-0.23%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN23 ) is up +14 (+0.51%). Coffee prices have stabilized today after the plunge seen on Tuesday and Wednesday. NY arabica coffee on Wednesday fell to a 2-3/4 month low and is mildly lower today....

Giant African Snails were first spotted in the Sunshine State in the 1960s, and it took nearly a decade and $1m to eradicate them

July arabica coffee (KCN23 ) on Tuesday closed down -7.45 (-4.03%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN23 ) closed down -26 (-0.92%). Coffee prices Tuesday sold off sharply, with arabica dropping to a 2-1/2 week low. Forecasts for favorable weather in Brazil that will allow farmers to finish the country's...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN23 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.21 (-0.79%), and Aug London white sugar #5 (SWQ23 ) closed unchanged. Sugar prices Tuesday settled moderately lower. Weakness in sugar demand from China, the world's largest sugar importer, weighed on prices after China's Customs General Administration reported that...

The cattle market is slipping through midday with triple digit losses so far. August is leading the way down with a $1.40 loss of 0.8%. Midday feeder cattle quotes are $1.15 to $1.77 weaker with 0.5% losses in the front months. The Tuesday FCE auction showed no sales between $178...

July arabica coffee (KCN23 ) this morning is down -8.20 (-4.43%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN23 ) is down -33 (-1.16%). Coffee prices this morning are sharply lower, with arabica dropping to a 2-1/2 week low. Forecasts for favorable weather in Brazil that will allow farmers to finish the...

July arabica coffee (KCN23 ) on Friday closed down -2.10 (-1.12%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN23 ) closed down -8 (-0.29%). Coffee prices Friday closed moderately lower, with robusta falling back from a record high (data from 2008). A recovery in the dollar Friday sparked long liquidation pressures in...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN23 ) on Friday closed up +0.43 (+1.65%), and Aug London white sugar #5 (SWQ23 ) closed up +17.50 (+2.55%). Sugar prices Friday posted moderate gains, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-month high and London sugar climbing to a 2-week high. A rally in...