August WTI crude oil (CLQ25 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.46 (-0.69%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25 ) closed up +0.0042 (+0.19%). Crude oil prices continued to show weakness on Tuesday after President Trump refrained from imposing new sanctions on Russian oil exports on Monday. Mr. Trump only threatened tariffs...

Current price action, and today's close, lead me to anticipate a new contract high.

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.26 (+1.60%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +25.30 (+5.40%). Sugar prices on Tuesday closed higher. The USDA announced late Monday that the US will not import any specialty sugar beyond what is required...

San Angelo, TX Tue July 15, 2025 USDA LPGMN National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Compared to last week in New Holland, slaughter wooled and shorn lambs sold steady. Slaughter ewes sold unevenly steady. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-3: San Angelo: ...

Trade Desk stock rallies on news the ad-tech firm will join the S&P 500 Index on July 18. BMO analysts forecast significant further upside in TTD shares to $115.

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Tuesday fell -403 (-4.86%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) fell -153 (-2.85%). Cocoa prices fell on demand concerns, after the Malaysian Cocoa Board and Cocoa Manufacturers Group reported on Tuesday that cocoa bean processing in Q2 fell by -22% y/y....

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Tuesday closed down -4.50 (-1.49%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed down -111 (-3.15%). Coffee prices on Tuesday fell back after Monday's surge of +5.36% in arabica coffee and +9.42% in robusta coffee. Monday's surge was sparked by concern about dry conditions...

Commentary. I have been writing about it in this column for more than twenty years, yet it never ceases to amaze me how otherwise rational adults can turn into combative middle schoolers the moment certain hot-button topics hit the table. Topics like antibiotic use in livestock, glyphosate, GMOs, climate change...

The co-founder of AgMarket.net says farmers with bins full of old crop are running out of time. Matt Bennett, who also farms in central Illinois, tells Brownfield, “A lot of folks have been waiting on that summer weather market, and it’s just never come to pass.”  He says, “This is...

The energy sector of the commodities asset class declined in Q2, reversing a Q1 gain into a loss for the first half of 2025. Crude oil led on the downside after a volatile quarter, driven by geopolitical events.

Nvidia stock is extending gains ahead of Jensen Huang’s media briefing in Beijing on July 16. Oppenheimer says NVDA shares could climb further to $200.

MP stock is soaring more than 20% on a $500 million deal with Apple. But MP shares are full of risk to own at current levels.

Cattle producers in the Upper Midwest are encouraged by strong beef prices and beneficial weather.  Speaking to Brownfield during the Minnesota Cattlemen’s Summer Beef Tour in Little Falls, Minnesota, Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association executive director Kaitlyn Root called the cattle market “wild.” “You talk to cattle producers that have been...