Insights and Stories on USDA

Aug. 26, 2024 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) most-active corn futures Cv1 fell to the lowest levels since 2020 on Monday as expectations of a bumper corn crop and a continued stream of farmer selling weighed on futures, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters

Aug. 26, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on technical trading on Monday, as live cattle contracts rose on expected consumer demand and hopes of some cash market prices firming, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters

Aug. 23, 2024 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly stable on Friday on pre-weekend positioning following a technical-driven selloff this week, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters

Aug. 23, 2024 at 4:17 pm CDT

Soybeans rose while corn eased on Friday as traders covered short positions ahead of the weekend while monitoring an incoming heatwave that could threaten some crops in the U.S. Midwest, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters

Aug. 23, 2024 at 10:06 am CDT

Iowa's corn yield potential set a new record high for the Pro Farmer Crop Tour while excessive June rains drove Minnesota's corn yield prospects to the lowest levels since 2012, scouts on an annual tour of top U.S. production states found on Thursday.

By Julie Ingwersen, Karen Braun, Reuters