Bears awoke to the smell of Coffee this morning, as prices plunged due to ideal harvest conditions in Brazil, weaker London Coffee prices, and speculative long liquidation. Soybean futures rebounded to start the week, as stronger than expected exports and technically oversold conditions had traders in a buying mood. Large and small speculators were net-long over 17,000 coffee contracts as of the most recent Commitment of Traders report, and much of today's declines were attributed to...

Around the state, corn planting progress jumped to 76 percent complete, increasing 38 percentage points from last week, according to the weekly Wisconsin Crop Progress report issued Monday afternoon by the Wisconsin field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fair weather helps area farmers seed fields sooner this year Areas of southern Wisconsin already showing signs of growth. Around the state, corn planting progress jumped to 76 percent complete, increasing 38...

Soybean futures increased and grain futures finished lower Monday. LJWorld.com doesn't necessarily condone the comments here, nor does it review every post. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, August live cattle fell. As of Monday s close, courtesy of Ottawa Cooperative Association. Ottawa Elevator Wheat, $5. Edgerton Elevator Wheat, $5. Overbrook Elevator Wheat, $5. Lawrence South Elevator Wheat, $5. Spot nonferrous metal prices Mon.

No, this is for the troubled souls for whom the first half has meant nausea, aggravation and numbers that often defy understanding. This is for the downtrodden teams who will celebrate the coming holiday with grilled disappointment and a couple of scoops of homemade frustration. How can one explain, for example, the Chicago White Sox? Barely 20 months removed from a World Series championship, they now flirt with last place, with the worst team batting average in the game scoring 43 runs...

It was a mixed day overall for commodities, with grains pulling back sharply as traders locked in profits from last week's sharp gains, and crude oil slipping and then recovering due to labor unrest in Nigeria and Brazil. He noted that if gold holds above $658 an ounce, it's likely to rise toward $672 near where it traded in early June before Treasury yields surged and caused a brief selloff. Gold rises on falling yields, dollar - NewsFlash - al.com. The energy markets were also awaiting...