Insights and Stories on USDA

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 […]

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

Jun. 14, 2021 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Corn stocks cut in USDA WASDE report

Jun. 10, 2021 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Wet weather pressures markets ahead of USDA report

Jun. 9, 2021 at 6:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: July hogs retreat after matching contract high

Jun. 8, 2021 at 7:23 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on strength in cash market

Jun. 7, 2021 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures rose on Monday, with the market underpinned by tight supplies and firm cash markets, traders said. But technical selling kept the gains in check, with the front-month contract failing to take out the seven-year high it hit on Friday. CME […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Higher spring wheat all about dry North Dakota

Jun. 2, 2021 at 6:23 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As heat and dryness prevail across North Dakota, prices for Minneapolis (MGEX) spring wheat will continue to rise, according to broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill. Ettner pointed to the weekly crop progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that showed the condition of […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn futures drop on crop ratings

Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures dropped 2.8 per cent on Wednesday, pressured by a government report that showed the condition of the U.S. crop was better than expected, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed, with contracts that track U.S. winter wheat falling while spring wheat […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise as JBS reopens plants

Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, bouncing back from Tuesday’s steep decline that stemmed from a shutdown of JBS SA’s beef operations due to a cyberattack. JBS employees were returning to U.S. meat plants on Wednesday, with a return to full capacity in […]

By Mark Weinraub

Ransomware attack on JBS halts Canadian, U.S. slaughter

Jun. 1, 2021 at 12:46 pm CDT

Chicago/Aboard Air Force One | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA told the U.S. government that a ransomware attack on the company that has disrupted meat production in North America and Australia originated from a criminal organization likely based in Russia, the White House said on Tuesday. JBS is the world’s […]

By Jeff Mason Tom Polansek