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Sunday Scaries: What I'm Watching This Week In The Grain Markets

So you want to trade the grain markets but don't know where to start? With the recent increase in attention being paid again to grains, I figure it's time to talk about the basics you need to know.

Barchart

7 plants that repel squirrels and keep them out of your yard

Want to keep squirrels out of your yard? Try growing any of these 7 plants.

Tom’s Guide

Study finds how micronutrient in human breast milk linked to newborns’ brain development

A recent study by researchers at Tufts University's Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) suggests that a micronutrient in human breast milk benefits newborns' developing brains significantly. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sugar Prices Fall on Ramped-Up Sugar Production in Brazil

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Friday closed -0.51 (-2.09%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed -8.00 (-1.17%). Sugar prices Friday dropped to 1-week lows on signs of ramped-up sugar production in Brazil. On Tuesday, Unica reported that Brazil Center-South sugar output in the first...

Barchart

Sugar Prices Recover on Projections for a Global Sugar Deficit

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Thursday closed +0.04 (+0.16%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed +0.20 (+0.03%). Sugar prices Thursday recovered from 1-week lows and closed slightly higher. Short covering emerged in sugar futures Thursday after Tropical Research Services said the global sugar market...

Barchart

Sugar Prices Retreat on Stronger Brazil Sugar Production

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed -0.30 (-1.22%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed -7.10 (-1.02%). Sugar prices Wednesday retreated on negative carryover from Tuesday on signs of ramped-up sugar production in Brazil. Unica reported Tuesday that Brazil Center-South sugar output in the...

Barchart

Sugar Prices Finish Moderately Lower on Higher Brazil Sugar Output

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Tuesday closed -0.23 (-0.92%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed -5.90 (-0.84%). Sugar prices Tuesday closed moderately lower on ramped-up sugar production in Brazil. Unica reported Tuesday that Brazil Center-South sugar output in the first half of July rose...

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Corn’s Surge Pressured Cattle, Especially Feeders

The feeder cattle futures market ended the day off the lows, but still $1.80 to $2.67 in the red. Fat cattle futures were mixed as the 2024 delivery months were stronger by 32 to 87 cents but the nearby contracts dropped triple digits. USDA reported light catch up sales from...

Barchart

Can’t beat them? Eat them: the fight against the US wild boar plague

These feral pigs cause billions of damage, but some chefs and meat purveyors are putting this pork on the map – and menus

The Guardian - US

Sugar Prices Fall Back on Dry Brazil Weather That Benefits the Sugar Harvest

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Monday closed -0.09 (-0.36%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed -2.30 (-0.33%). Sugar prices Monday fell back from 1-month highs and closed lower. Sugar prices were undercut on speculation that dry conditions in Brazil would boost the country's sugar...

Barchart

Cattle to React to NASS Data

Cattle settled 17 to 85 cents lower on Friday, ahead of the USDA cattle reports. The feeders finished the day higher. August posted a net loss of 15 cents for the week. Cash trade was reported at $188 in the north last week, up $2-3, with the South reported $180-$181....

Barchart

Sugar Shortages Squeeze Candy Makers, Prompt Calls For Policy Changes

Candy companies grapple with tight sugar supplies and soaring prices

Zenger

Illinois farmers talk about drought, deluge and dealing with climate change

The state’s largest industry can’t ignore global warming — but change can be slow and expensive. Here’s what farmers say is tipping the scales for them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sugar Prices Push Higher on Strength in Crude Oil and Brazilian Real

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Friday closed +0.34 (+1.38%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed +12.70 (+1.84%). Sugar prices Friday rallied to 1-month highs and closed moderately higher. Strength in the Brazilian real is bullish for sugar prices after the real on Friday climbed...

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USDA, states fight grocery price hikes

The department announced Wednesday that it will work with bipartisan attorney generals in 31 states and D.C.

Fortune

Why is healthy food so expensive in America? Blame the Farm Bill that Congress always renews to make burgers cheaper than salad

'Farm Bill programs should be revised to incentivize fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods and to make them more accessible and affordable.'

Barchart

Thursday Fade from Cattle Futures

Live cattle retreated lower on Thursday with contracts closing 35 cents to $1.05 in the red. August fats were still at a net 15 cent for the week’s net move into Friday. USDA reported solid cash trade volume mostly $3 to $4 higher for Thursday, from $188 in the WCB...

Barchart

Sugar Prices Underpinned by Global Supply Concerns

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Thursday closed +0.46 (+1.90%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed +13.10 (+1.94%). Sugar prices Thursday closed moderately higher, with NY sugar posting a 3-1/2 week high. Sugar prices have support from excessive dryness in Thailand, the world's third-largest sugar...

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Got milk? This Kansas senator says schools aren’t offering the right kind

WASHINGTON -- A glass sat in front of Sen. Roger Marshall in a Senate hearing on food policy this February. On the outside, an etching of the Kansas State University mascot. On the inside, whole milk.

Reason

District Court Strikes Down Race Preference in USDA's and SBA's Contracting Schemes

From Judge Clifton Corker's opinion today in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric. (E.D. Tenn.) [UPDATE: link fixed]: This case concerns whether, under the Fifth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection, Defendants the United States' Department of Agriculture ("USDA") and the Small Business Administration ("SBA") may use a "rebuttable…

Barchart

Sugar Climbs on Concerns About Global Sugar Production

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed +0.35 (+1.47%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed +9.70 (+1.46%). Sugar prices Wednesday posted moderate gains. Sugar prices have support from excessive dryness in Thailand, the world's third-largest sugar producer, which may curb the country's sugar production....

Tribune News Service

USDA, states join forces to fight grocery ‘price gouging’

The Agriculture Department will work with attorneys general in 31 states and the District of Columbia to address anticompetitive markets in agriculture and related industries that result in higher prices and fewer choices for consumers and producers, the Biden administration said Wednesday.

Roll Call

USDA, states join forces to fight grocery ‘price gouging’ - Roll Call

A federal alliance with state attorneys general would target anticompetitive markets and industries that drive up food prices.

The Independent UK

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

Nigeria is trying to make Africa’s largest economy reliant on its own wheat production

Barchart

Barchart Raises Corn Yield Estimates, Cuts Soybean Yield Estimates

Today Barchart released it’s July 2023 Crop Production and Yield Forecasts for US corn and soybeans. The latest report indicates a increase in US corn production with end-of-season corn production at 14,993 million bushels with a yield of 177.97 bu/ac. This compares to the previous estimate of 14,973 million bushels...

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