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Coffee Prices Rebound on Technical Short Covering

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +4.80 (+1.68%) on Monday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +10 (+0.28%). Coffee prices recovered from early losses on Monday and settled higher on technical buying. Fund short covering emerged on Monday after a 3-week selloff pushed coffee prices into...

Barchart · Sep 14

Hogs Falling on Monday

Lean hog futures are falling $2 to $2.50 across the front months on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $83.83 on Monday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 28 cents on September 9 at $87.94. Managed money in lean hog futures and options cut...

Barchart · Sep 14

Brazilian Real Weakness Weighs on Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is down -0.11 (-0.61%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is down -1.10 (-0.21%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower as a slump in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 1.5-week low spurred...

Barchart · Sep 14

Soybeans Holding Steady on Monday Morning

Soybeans are trading with mixed trade, as the front months are trading higher. Futures fell into the Friday close, with contracts down 21 to 35 ¾ cents across the board, as money came off the table. November was down 13 ¼ cents for the week. Some long liquidation was noted,...

Barchart · Sep 14

Hogs Look to Monday Amid Weaker Cash and Cutout from Friday

Lean hog futures were down 72 cents to $1.62 across most contracts on Friday, with October slipping 77 cents for the week. Open interest down 3,881 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $85.38 on Friday afternoon, down $1.48 from the day prior. The CME Lean...

Barchart · Sep 14

Cattle Traders Look to Monday Following Last Week’s Bounce

Live cattle futures rallied to close the Friday session, $1.75 to $2.85 higher into the final bell, as October was $6.72 higher for the week. Open interest slipped 138 contracts on Friday. Cash trade picked up on Friday, with sales noted $1-6 higher at $222-225. The Friday morning Fed Cattle...

Barchart · Sep 14

Weed Spread Via Soybean Trade: Studies track Palmer amaranth in China; USDA tightens biosecurity

Palmer amaranth, an invasive weed indigenous to the Americas, made its way to China through U.S. soybean imports. Research indicates that it first appeared in soybean shipments around 1985. Since then, its seeds have proliferated from grain storage facilities into the agricultural sectors of China. Despite efforts to enhance biosecurity…

The Times of India · Sep 14

Walmart shopper says her ground beef looked ‘like brains’ and nearly half of its weight disappeared into grease

The shrinking burger

We Got This Covered · Sep 12

Bought Seeds Online From an Unknown Seller? USDA Says Don’t Plant Them Until You Check This

That packet of unusual flower or vegetable seeds from an unfamiliar online seller might look like a bargain, but the USDA has a very good reason for telling gardeners to pump the brakes. Before planting seeds bought online, check where they came from and whether they meet U.S. import requirements.

Frugal Gardening · Sep 12

Cattle Rally into the Weekend

Live cattle futures closed the Friday session rallying $1.75 to $2.85 into the final bell, as October was $6.72 higher for the week. Cash trade picked up on Friday, with sales noted $1-6 higher at $222-225. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed $225 sales on 45 of the 952...

Barchart · Sep 11