September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is down -330 (-4.32%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is down -258 (-5.10%). Cocoa prices today are falling sharply, with NY cocoa sliding to an 8-month nearest-futures low and London cocoa slumping to a 17-month nearest-futures low. Weakness in global...

YAKIMA Shipping Point Prices as of Wednesday July 16, 2025. Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News, Federal Market News Service, USDA Phone: (602) 557-0410 Email: YakimaSCMNDATA@usda.gov Website: https://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/fv-home YA_FV195 Corrected...

Ag officials in the Upper Midwest are warning livestock producers not to ignore the threat of New World Screwworm. Minnesota State Veterinarian Dr. Brian Hoefs says many people falsley think the northern climate is a strong enough deterrent for tropical pests like NWS, but that’s not the case. Minnesota State...

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is down -3.55 (-1.15%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is down -136 (-3.97%). Coffee prices today are sharply lower, with arabica falling from a 3-week high due to a stronger dollar. Long liquidation emerged in most commodities today after the dollar index...

NW_PY002 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 17, 2025 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Weekly Young Chickens Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) Week ending 12-Jul-25 (Preliminary) ...

NW_PY017 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 17, 2025 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 12-Jul-2025 Young Light Heavy ...

NW_PY014 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 17, 2025 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Weekly Estimated U.S. Fryer Slaughter/Fryer Availability Comparison (Thur) Million head Million head Avg Week ending Slaughtered Available* ...

NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 17, 2025 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 12-Jul-2025 (Preliminary) (Released 12:00 Central Time) ---------Young turkeys---------- Old Total...

Will Tesla surprise investors or disappoint again on July 23?

It held. And there are major implications for gold / mining stock investors.

August WTI crude oil (CLQ25 ) today is up +0.80 (+1.21%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25 ) is up +0.0156 (+0.73%). Crude oil prices are moving higher today on concerns about smaller global oil supplies after Iraq said it has lost about 200,000 bpd of crude production due to drone...

A U.S. Senator from Iowa says the next farm bill needs to address concerns related to Proposition 12. “We better because we can’t let states regulate interstate and foreign commerce,” said Republican Chuck Grassley. Proposition 12 bans the sale of pork, veal, and eggs in California from animals anywhere in...

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon says the President’s tariff strategy creates more questions than answers for ag producers. “I think it’s dangerous for our farmers. When other countries want to retaliate, they do it against our farmers.” The European Commission trade spokesperson told reporters this week that the EU is weighing...