March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.18 (-0.93%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -4.70 (-0.92%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower, with NY sugar sliding to a 3-1/2 month nearest-futures low and London sugar dropping to a 2-3/4 year low....

The next Ranking Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says completing a new farm bill is her number one priority. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield she’s disappointed that didn’t happen during the last Congress. “This is fair warning though to everybody, unless my colleagues on the other side...

MARSA ALAM, Egypt – A shark attack in Egypt's Red Sea near a popular tourist destination has left a European Union official dead and another injured, according to local media and state officials.Egypt's Ministry of Environment said the attack happened Sunday morning in deep water outside the swimming area in...

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March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +1,193 (+11.78%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +997 (+12.28%). Cocoa prices today are soaring on crop production concerns in West Africa. Some Ivory Coast and Nigerian cocoa farmers reported that cocoa trees are beginning to suffer...

Winter's grip will return to half of the U.S. this week as a rush of arctic air descends, plunging temperatures from well above average to nearly 30 degrees below average for some.Two areas of high pressure are responsible for this pattern change, driving the bitter cold south from Canada and...

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is down -2.30 (-0.71%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is down -39 (-0.79%). Coffee prices today are moderately lower, with arabica coffee falling to a 2-week low and robusta sliding to a 3-week low. Coffee prices are under pressure after recent above-normal...

An ag banker says he expects another strong year for beef profitability in 2025. Barry Benson, with First National Bank of Omaha, says the market has been able to offset decreases in the cattle inventory, with carcass weights up about 25 pounds throughout 2024. “I’m not sure how much more...

The executive director of the Illinois Specialty Growers Association says more children are eating fresh foods thanks to the state’s Farm to School program. Raghela Scavuzzo says the program is gaining momentum heading into the new year. “The State Board of Education entered into a cooperative agreement where the first...

February WTI crude oil (CLG25 ) today is up +0.72 (+1.02%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG25 ) is up +0.0289 (+1.47%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately higher, with crude posting a 5-week high and gasoline posting a 2-week high. Crude has carryover support from last Friday when...

A market analyst suggests there’s not much friendly news for corn and soybean prices to begin 2025. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says demand has been a bright spot. “That’s about it for now because we have no weather story to talk about. We would need a dramatic shift...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.46%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -1.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.64%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down -1.40%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Although Teleflex has underperformed relative to the healthcare sector over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

In a recent discussion, Elon Musk challenged the necessity of the sheer number of federal agencies, suggesting a significant reduction to improve efficiency. "Do we really need... whatever it is... 428 federal agencies? There's so many that people have never even heard of, and that have overlapping areas of responsibility,"...

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