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Weakness in the Corn Market Continues on Friday Trade

4 days 6 hours ago
Corn prices are down 1 to 2 cents as futures round out the week of trade. Futures faced late pressure on Thursday, with contracts closing down 1 to 4 cents at the closing bell. Open interest was down 5,434 contracts on Thursday, heavily in the December contract. The CmdtyView national...
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Coffee Prices Climb on El Niño Weather Concerns

4 days 6 hours ago
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is up +6.60 (+2.24%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is up +12 (+0.36%). Coffee prices are moving higher today, with arabica posting a 5-week high. Concerns that an El Niño weather pattern could hurt Brazil's and Vietnam’s coffee crops next year are...
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Sugar Prices Sink on Forecasts for Drier Weather in Brazil

4 days 6 hours ago
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.41 (-1.94%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -7.20 (-1.28%). Sugar prices are falling today as forecasts for hot, dry weather next week in Brazil’s Center-South region, the country’s largest sugar-producing area, sparked long liquidation...
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Affordability, Messaging in Focus Ahead of US Midterms

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Katie Zacharia will no longer serve as President Donald Trump’s press secretary after spending less than a week on the job, thrusting the White House’s communications operation back into a state of chaos. Trump has previously cited Republicans' messaging as a pain point in recent remarks. Elsewhere, the Texas Senate race has turned into one of the most expensive in history. Elon Musk gave $158 million to the GOP’s main super PAC backing Senate candidates in September, according to the latest filings from the Federal Election Commission. Meantime, AI has emerged as a volatile issue in the midterm elections that will decide control of both houses of Congress, while Americans still grapple with affordability as conflict in the Middle East continues to weigh on energy prices. Henrietta Treyz, Director of Economic Policy as Veda Partners, examines the path to the November 3rd midterms. (Source: Bloomberg)

Climate warming can slow how tree roots feed soil microbes

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A plant's roots do much of their work out of sight, pulling in water and nutrients and holding the plant in place. That makes it hard to see how plants respond when conditions underground change, and how a warming climate affects them. New Dartmouth-led studies look at the strategies plants use below the surface to adapt and survive.