Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. livestock: Cattle, lean hog futures fall in range-bound trade

Aug. 16, 2024 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures fell in a spate of range-bound trading on Friday, with back-month feeder contracts setting new lows as funds shed their positions, traders said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on bumper yield forecasts; wheat steadies

Aug. 16, 2024 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: cattle futures dip on stronger dollar, slow cash trade

Aug. 15, 2024 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat loses overnight rally; soybeans and corn futures dip

Aug. 15, 2024 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

US undercounts bird flu in cattle as farmers shun testing

Aug. 15, 2024 at 8:45 am CDT

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek Reuters

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U.S. grains: Soybeans firm after bouncing back from latest four-year low

Aug. 14, 2024 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans rose on Wednesday, bouncing back on technical trading after hitting another four-year low, according to analysts.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle firms on technical buying as Labor Day nears

Aug. 14, 2024 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures rose on Wednesday on technical buying and increasing beef demand ahead of the upcoming U.S. Labor Day holiday, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Conditions for U.S. soybeans, corn ‘just ideal’

Aug. 14, 2024 at 3:40 pm CDT

With rain forecast for most of the United States Corn Belt, the prospects for larger than expected soybean and corn crops is pretty much certain, according to broker Scott Capinegro of AgMarket Inc. in Chicago.

By Glenn Cheater

U.S. grains: Soybeans set another four-year low following USDA report

Aug. 13, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Tuesday, setting another four-year low a day after U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforced the prospect of a bumper U.S. harvest.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on stronger beef demand, lower corn prices

Aug. 13, 2024 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures rose on Tuesday with beef demand increasing ahead of the approaching Labor Day holiday and as corn futures dipped following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress and condition report.

By Renee Hickman Reuters