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Wheat Weakness Extending on Friday

20 hours 54 minutes ago
Wheat is falling across the three exchanges on Friday morning. The wheat complex faded some early Thursday gains, to close the session with losses. Chicago SRW contracts were 1 ¾ to 4 ¾ cents lower across most contracts on Thursday. Open interest was down 8,327 contracts. KC HRW futures slipped...
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Hogs Get a Bounce on Thursday, as Traders Look to Round Out the Week

20 hours 54 minutes ago
Lean hog futures found some strength, despite continued pork weakness, with contracts up 35 to 60 cents at the close. Open interest was up 2,643 contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $71.70 on Thursday afternoon, up $2.56 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog...
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Cotton Popping Higher on Friday Morning

20 hours 54 minutes ago
Cotton price action is up 22 to 36 points so far on Friday morning. Futures were under pressure late, despite supportive outside markets, as contracts were down 24 to 60 points. Crude oil was up $2.46 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.562 lower. The Seam...
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Weakness in the Corn Market Continues on Friday Trade

20 hours 54 minutes ago
Corn prices are down 1 to 2 cents as futures round out the week of trade. Futures faced late pressure on Thursday, with contracts closing down 1 to 4 cents at the closing bell. Open interest was down 5,434 contracts on Thursday, heavily in the December contract. The CmdtyView national...
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El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply

20 hours 58 minutes ago
A sugarcane crop withered by El Niño in India, the world’s second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers — plus undermining the country’s energy security goals.
Somini Sengupta, Suhasini Raj and Anindito Mukherjee