Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has delivered solid revenue growth and is poised for further expansion, making it a strong dividend stock. With a 3.41% dividend yield, a robust geographic presence, and near-unanimous analyst support, CCEP offers a unique blend of income and growth potential that's hard to ignore.

The corn market rallied off early session lows on Wednesday, with contracts closing the day up 1 1/4 to 3 cents. Near record ethanol output and continued spillover strength in wheat helped. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 3 cents at $4.07 3/4 per bu. EIA...

Cotton futures ended the midweek Wednesday session with contracts rallying 65 to 157 points. The outside markets were pressure factors but were shrugged off. The US dollar index is up 457 points, with crude oil futures back down 23 cents/barrel. The Seam reported 2,808 bales of online sales on November...

The wheat complex continues to extend higher as the Black Sea tensions heighten, with all three markets closing higher. Chicago SRW futures were up 2 3/4 to 5 cents across the board at the close. KC HRW contracts saw gains of 2 to 3 1/2 cents to close out the...

Soybeans continued to see weakness on Wednesday as contracts posted losses of 4 ½ to 19 ¼ cents. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 7 1/12 cents at $9.39. Soymeal futures were up 70 cents to $1.30/ton, but Soy Oil futures brought the pressure, down another 95...

Lean Hog futures closed out the Wednesday session with contracts up 57 cents to $1.52. The national average base hog negotiated price was up $2.55 in the Wednesday PM report at $85.04. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at $88.09 on November 18, down another 40 cents from the...

Live cattle futures rounded out Wednesday trade with contracts within 27 cents on either side of unchanged. Cash trade came across at mostly $185 across the country last week, down $1 to $3. Action early in the week has been mostly compiling showlists. Asks so far this week have started...

Farmers might be looking for new ways to turn a profit with tight margins expected again in 2025. Adam Kiel with the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund says their Midwest Climate-Smart Commodity Program offers payments that align with outcomes produced from certain conservation practices. “There are things that farmers do...

Is Disney's solid Q4 turnaround and improving stock performance the perfect cue to invest in this dividend-paying gem?

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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeders were higher ahead of the week’s direct business and Friday’s On Feed numbers.   December live cattle were down $0.27 at $186.30 on February lives were down $.07 at $187.92.  January feeder cattle closed $.32 higher at $252.32 and...

Researchers are looking for ways to extend the freshness of cheese curds, and that means making the squeak last longer.  Consumers of cheese curds know the more squeak you hear while eating them, the fresher they are.  Rani Govindasamy-Lucey’s research team is working to understand what makes the squeak and...

Pictured: Brownfield’s Brent Barnett (left) with Stanton, Iowa farmer Mark Peterson at the 2024 NAFB Convention in Kansas City. A southwest Iowa farmer says his 2024 harvest was better than expected. Mark Peterson farms 500 row crop acres near Stanton. “I don’t want to affect the markets too much, but...

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Activist investor Elliott Investment is eyeing this dividend-paying industrial stock.