Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on economic optimism

Jun. 4, 2020 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second day on Thursday on technical buying and optimism that the U.S. economy may be on the upswing, analysts said. However, gains in nearby contracts trailed those in deferred months as a backlog of market-ready cattle and […]

U.S. grains: Wheat soars as export outlook brightens

Jun. 4, 2020 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on improving exports

Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:08 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as wholesale beef prices retreat

Jun. 2, 2020 at 6:46 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs lower on China trade worries

Jun. 1, 2020 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans end fractionally lower amid China trade woes

Jun. 1, 2020 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed fractionally lower after a choppy session on Monday as brokers weighed pressure from rising U.S.-China trade tensions against news of fresh U.S. soybean sales to the Asian country, traders said. Corn fell on an above-average planting pace and fair weather forecasts across […]

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop commodities rangebound

May. 27, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Favourable growing conditions across most of the U.S. — and a good start to the growing season — have kept commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade locked in a sideways range. In the crop progress report released Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on slowed planting progress

May. 27, 2020 at 7:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday as a slowdown in plantings in the Midwest and forecasts for more disruptive weather lifted prices to two-week highs, although technical selling kept a lid on gains. Corn also edged higher after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported slower-than-anticipated […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures follow equities higher

May. 26, 2020 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures rallied on Tuesday in tandem with rising stock markets as optimism about developing coronavirus vaccines and the revival of business activity buoyed livestock markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Supportive cattle and meat supply data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live and feeder cattle futures slip

May. 22, 2020 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures closed lower on Friday after disappointing cold storage data the previous day and ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle on feed report in the afternoon. Lean hog futures also dropped, as backups continue at slaughter facilities, traders said. […]

By Christopher Walljasper