Insights and Stories on USDA

Strong demand, lower supplies support North American hog prices

Oct. 6, 2020 at 3:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Hog prices in North America typically come under pressure heading into fall, as the end of barbecue season coincides with more hogs coming to slaughter. However, strong global demand has propped up hog prices in recent weeks, with cash prices increasing by over 25 per cent. Fewer hogs […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sag on harvest pressure, investor caution

Oct. 2, 2020 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Nearby cattle futures lower on profit-taking

Oct. 1, 2020 at 6:59 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-month top on tightening stocks

Oct. 1, 2020 at 6:36 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slip as feed grain prices soar

Sep. 30, 2020 at 6:01 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rebounds on U.S. futures support

Sep. 30, 2020 at 5:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After a week of steady losses canola prices surged back Wednesday, catching ample spillover support from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). That support in turn was derived from two new reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The report on grain stocks as of Sept. 1 […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago.

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report bullish for corn, soy

Sep. 30, 2020 at 4:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wednesday’s report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was a bullish influence for commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). USDA’s quarterly stocks report showed corn and soybean stocks were significantly lower than expected, totalling 1.995 billion bushels and 523 million bushels respectively. Corn stocks came […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

USDA data show tighter U.S. grain, oilseed stocks

Sep. 30, 2020 at 4:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Quarterly stocks data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed tighter-than-expected supplies of soybeans, corn, and wheat in the country. Soybean stocks, as of Sept. 1, 2020, were pegged at 523 million bushels, which was down by 42 per cent from the previous year and below average trade […]

By MarketsFarm Team

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 […]

By Tom Polansek

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

Sep. 29, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed lower on Tuesday on expectations of rapid harvest progress this week and a slowdown in demand from China, a big buyer of U.S. soybeans and corn, in recent weeks, analysts said. Wheat futures also fell but declines in all three […]

By Julie Ingwersen