As winter recedes, the spring growing season has started to emerge in warmer climate areas, with more communities that will soon begin seeing early blossoms.Data provided by the USA National Phenology Network shows many communities along the West Coast, Gulf Coast and Southeast are seeing the initial sprouting of leaves...

NEW ORLEANS – As Super Bowl LIX draws closer, NFL fans are gearing up for a highly anticipated rematch between the defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Philadelphia Eagles.Although the game will be held indoors at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, we look ahead to possible weather...

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LOS ANGELES - Southern California is expected to continue to face an increased risk of wildfires for a decent chunk of the year as an intensifying drought and episodes of Santa Ana winds combine to threaten more dangerous infernos.Outlooks released by the National Interagency Fire Center show increased fire activity...

Live cattle futures closed with $1.10 to $1.50 losses on Tuesday, some front months are back below the $200 level. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week. Sales were reported at $208-209 in the South last week, with Northern sales near $208-212 live and $330-332 in the...

The soybean market posted 10 to 17 cent gains on the Tuesday session. Contracts were well off their overnight lows as beans were left off a list of Chinese retaliatory tariffs. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 16 cents at $10.13 1/4. Soymeal futures were up $10.30/ton,...

Cotton futures posted gains of 88 to 94 points on Tuesday. The outside markets were mixed factors, as crude oil futures were down 43 cents/barrel. The US dollar index is providing the support, down 1.042 on the day. The Seam reported 4,407 bales of online sales on February 3 at...

The wheat market headed home on Tuesday with gains across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW futures were up 10 to 11 cents in the nearbys. KC HRW futures were 6 to 9 cents higher in the front months. MPLS spring wheat was 5 to 6 cents in the green on...

Lean hog futures pushed back against the limit losses from Monday, with contracts up $3 to $3.40 and Feb up 75 cents. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $85.40 on Tuesday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at $83.77 on January 31, up 29...

Longs in the corn market were adding some risk back on during the Tuesday session, with contracts up 2 to 6 cents at the close. This came after trade tensions eased on Monday with any potential for Mexican/Canadian tariffs were pushed back another month. The national average Cash Corn price...

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up +0.72%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.26%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) rose by +0.68%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply lower with another round of pressure from the slow resumption of cattle imports from Mexico and overbought signals. The higher move in corn was also bearish for feeders. April live was down $1.50 at $198.65 and June was $1.25 lower at...

Mar. corn closed at $4.94 and 1/2, up 5 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.75, up 16 and 3/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $314.00, up $10.30Mar. soybean oil closed at 45.76, down 75 pointsMar. wheat closed at $5.77, up 10 and 1/4 centsApr. live cattle closed at $198.65,...

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