Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures surge on lower-than-expected stocks

Sep. 30, 2020 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures soared on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders by reporting crop inventories that were smaller than expected. Supply levels have declined after China, the world’s top soybean importer, stepped up its purchases of U.S. farm […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease as harvest advances

Sep. 29, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Stronger barley prices weigh on feeder market

Sep. 28, 2020 at 8:57 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybeans end down on harvest pressure

Sep. 28, 2020 at 7:26 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on cash market optimism

Sep. 28, 2020 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on supply concerns

Sep. 24, 2020 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures rose to their highest in more than a month on Thursday, supported by signs of a stabilizing cash market and concerns about tight supplies in the coming months, traders said. “The feedlots believe… that we have a marketing hole for most of October […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure weighs on corn, soybeans

Sep. 24, 2020 at 3:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures dropped to their lowest in more than a week on Thursday, with investors locking in gains made from a recent rally as combines rolled across key production areas of the Midwest, traders said. “The grains appear to be in full-on profit-taking […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up ahead of USDA report

Sep. 23, 2020 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained on Wednesday, as traders weighed continued strong slaughter rates against expectations for higher placements in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s end-of-week Cattle on Feed report. “The beef market looks like it’s possibly stabilizing, and that should be supportive for cattle prices […]

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure to weigh on soy, corn

Sep. 23, 2020 at 3:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Seasonal harvest pressure may weigh on soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade over the next month, but there is also still good support on the other side, according to an analyst. “The biggest trouble now for the market is the harvest pressure coming in,” […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Hog futures gain on export optimism

Sep. 22, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures markets climbed on Tuesday on optimism over China’s continued purchases of U.S. grains, traders said. Exporters sold 266,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China and 264,000 tonnes to unknown destinations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Tuesday, marking the 13th consecutive […]

By Reuters