Insights and Stories on USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: Bearish USDA report generates bullish reaction

Aug. 12, 2020 at 4:56 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There were marked increases in yields for U.S. corn and soybeans that bested market expectations in the supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Despite those increases, corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) didn’t react as anticipated. “We’re getting […]

U.S. farmers to harvest record-large corn crop, second-largest soy crop, USDA says

Aug. 12, 2020 at 12:37 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Unasked-for seed packets considered ‘low-risk’

Aug. 10, 2020 at 8:03 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Yield, production increases expected from USDA

Aug. 10, 2020 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans up with exports, corn up slightly on dry weather

Aug. 10, 2020 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Bearish supply outlooks spark selling in corn, soy, wheat

Aug. 7, 2020 at 4:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the fourth day in a row to their lowest since June 30 as expectations kept building that growing supplies will outstrip demand even as top buyer China steps up its purchases, traders said. A bearish supply outlook also pressured wheat futures, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. warns against planting unsolicited seeds from China

Jul. 28, 2020 at 7:36 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday warned residents against planting unsolicited packages of seeds arriving from China because they could harm the environment. At least eight states, from Washington to Ohio, have also told residents in recent days not to put the seeds in the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures gain, fall short on the week

Jul. 24, 2020 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained on Friday, after four consecutive days of declines, as traders anticipated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August live cattle futures settled up 0.475 cent at 101.325 cents/lb. and October live cattle added […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: China tensions cap soybeans’ gains

Jul. 23, 2020 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed on Thursday, boosted by demand from China, although escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington capped gains. Corn edged higher as optimism over possible continued buying from China offset strong crop conditions. Wheat scaled back on technical selling. The most-active soybean contract on […]

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: The good and bad between the U.S., China

Jul. 22, 2020 at 4:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The current relationship between the United States and China has continued to be rather chaotic, according to Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at Fort McHenry, Ill. Despite the two countries’ diplomatic row, China has sharply picked up its purchases of U.S. soybeans. Georgy pointed to the 715,000 […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm