Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Futures rebound on short covering, pre-report positioning

Dec. 9, 2020 at 7:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and grain futures firmed on Wednesday in a short-covering rebound from prior session losses and as investors took positions ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply and demand report on Thursday. Wheat, which hit a two-month low this week, posted the […]

U.S. livestock: Short covering, bargain buying lift cattle, hog futures

Dec. 9, 2020 at 6:18 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Vilsack expected to return as USDA secretary

Dec. 8, 2020 at 8:17 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures step back on demand uncertainty

Dec. 3, 2020 at 5:26 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: Two reports likely to increase canola values

Dec. 2, 2020 at 4:25 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets could go higher after U.S. Thanksgiving

Nov. 25, 2020 at 4:57 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Just ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, the Chicago Board of Trade was pulling back a little, generating double-digit losses in most wheat contracts, while corn and soybeans were down by smaller amounts. However, from Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at Fort McHenry, Ill., […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. farmers seed more winter wheat as grain prices rally

Nov. 24, 2020 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers expanded seedings of winter wheat this autumn for the first time in eight years as strong demand and dry weather in several producing countries fuels higher prices for the grain, farmers and analysts said. Winter wheat, seeded in the Northern Hemisphere in autumn for […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up two per cent

Nov. 23, 2020 at 9:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed higher on Monday, buoyed by Friday’s supportive monthly Cattle on Feed report, rising wholesale beef prices and strength on Wall Street tied to hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine, traders said. “All of the above (suggest) optimism for the meat market,” said Jason […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip off peak, end mostly firm

Nov. 19, 2020 at 7:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended mostly firmer on Thursday as late-session buying amid worries over tightening supplies offset earlier profit-taking and technical selling that had dragged prices down from four-year peaks. Corn and wheat retreated after prior-day increases as investors pocketed some gains. Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures tumble on demand worries

Nov. 19, 2020 at 7:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures tumbled on Thursday on worries about demand for beef and pork as soaring coronavirus infections across the country threatened more restaurant and food service closures and forced more Americans to shelter at home. Investors also fear a repeat of the livestock […]

By Karl Plume