Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. grains: Corn down as Midwest outlook seen boosting spring planting

Apr. 2, 2024 at 4:32 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures dropped on Tuesday on forecasts for good spring planting weather, easing concerns about a lower-than-expected acreage outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week.

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U.S. grains: Corn sinks on big supplies; wheat down on good winter crop outlook

Apr. 1, 2024 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle plunge as bird flu fears spark speculative selloff

Apr. 1, 2024 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn rallies most since July on lower US plantings outlook

Mar. 28, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Markets react to USDA reports

Mar. 28, 2024 at 3:17 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA reports

Mar. 27, 2024 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures ticked down on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quarterly grain stocks and prospective plantings reports due on Thursday.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans ease ahead of USDA reports

Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures fell on Tuesday in technical trading, as large Russian supplies, a strong dollar and fading Chinese demand also weighed on the market, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures slide to two-month lows

Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tanked on Tuesday on fund selling and as markets remained under pressure from bigger-than-expected U.S. feedlot placements, brokers said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Black Sea tensions, but off three-week peak

Mar. 25, 2024 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled up on Monday, but fell short of the three-week high that prices hit early in session.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on profit taking; wheat climbs

Mar. 22, 2024 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Friday to below $12 a bushel on profit taking a day after the benchmark contract neared a two-month high as farmer soy sales and the dollar's surge added to bearish sentiment, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters