Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: CBOT corn, soy, wheat rally as hot forecasts trump rains

Jun. 28, 2021 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybeans and wheat rallied on Monday, with traders focused on forecasts for heat in the western U.S. Midwest that will quickly dry out soils in major production areas. “The forward forecasts have the heat that is presently over the Pacific Northwest […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on technical buying

Jun. 25, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: July hogs limit-down to lowest since late March

Jun. 24, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on long-term forecast, China demand

Jun. 21, 2021 at 3:22 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down for second consecutive day

Jun. 17, 2021 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Weather, soy complex weaken canola

Jun. 16, 2021 at 6:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wet weather on the Prairies and U.S. northern Plains has brought downward pressure on ICE Futures canola prices, taking the market off the contract highs hit in early June. Losses in palm oil and soyoil were also bearish. While precipitation, or the potential of it falling over canola-growing […]

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather market expected for rest of month

Jun. 16, 2021 at 6:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The weather is just one of the factors guiding futures values at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in Chicago. As prices have fluctuated with hot and dry weather interrupted by rain, Reilly noted there’s more to the ebbs […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. ag secretary backs proposed meatpacking investigator

Jun. 15, 2021 at 5:31 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday threw his support behind a proposal to establish a special investigator to address concerns about anti-competitive practices in the meat and poultry industries. Republican U.S. Senators Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Charles Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Senator Jon Tester […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy eases on improved weather view

Jun. 15, 2021 at 5:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday on an improved weather outlook for the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. The forecasts for cooler and wetter conditions later this month also pressured new-crop corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), although front-month July gained against back […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag as crop weather outlook improves

Jun. 14, 2021 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell by almost four per cent on Monday on forecasts for improving crop weather in the Midwest, including cooler temperatures and beneficial rains late this week, analysts said. Soybeans fell more than two per cent and wheat followed the weaker trend as the […]

By Julie Ingwersen