Insights and Stories on USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy continue rallies

Nov. 18, 2020 at 3:34 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have appreciated a significant rally over the past weeks. Last week’s world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) detailed lower-than-expected ending stocks for soybeans, which were bullish for soybean values. “Beans are on […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise to four-year peak

Nov. 17, 2020 at 8:08 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans up again on export demand, supply concerns

Nov. 13, 2020 at 3:49 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Bull market in canola’s grasp

Nov. 12, 2020 at 7:02 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybean futures retreat off 4-1/2 year high

Nov. 12, 2020 at 4:38 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures hit highest in over four years

Nov. 11, 2020 at 5:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures on Wednesday hit new four-year highs for the third consecutive day, while corn futures retreated after topping a one-year high on strong export demand and tighter supply estimates. Soybeans extended a rally after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday issued a monthly […]

By Tom Polansek

Coronavirus kills 15,000 U.S. mink

Nov. 10, 2020 at 7:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — More than 15,000 mink in the United States have died of the coronavirus since August, and authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine while they investigate the cases, state agriculture officials said. Global health officials are eying the animals as a potential risk for […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures surge again to new four-year high

Nov. 10, 2020 at 6:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures soared to a fresh four-year high on Tuesday and corn topped a one-year high after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said stockpiles this marketing year will fall to their smallest in seven years. The forecasts, issued in a monthly crop […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures slump as corn prices surge

Nov. 10, 2020 at 5:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures ended lower on Tuesday after nearing a six-week high as soaring corn prices signaled that feed costs will increase. Live cattle futures finished near unchanged after setting a fresh four-week high, and lean hog futures weakened. Rising crop prices hung over the […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Bullish USDA report sends soy, corn up sharply

Nov. 10, 2020 at 12:37 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn yields in the United States ended up much smaller than early expectations, according to updated supply and demand estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The resulting drop in production and ending stocks has sent futures rallying to new contract highs, with more […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin