Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on improving exports

Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Wednesday to a three-week high as fresh export demand from China, the world’s top importer, continued to support prices. Wheat prices bounced after a two-day slide, with a softer U.S. dollar lending support, while corn ended narrowly mixed. Chicago Board of […]

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

By Christopher Walljasper

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago.

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop commodities rangebound

May. 27, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

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

U.S. livestock: Hogs, live cattle gain against cash markets

May. 21, 2020 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live hog futures gained on Thursday on short-covering as contracts strengthened against cash markets, traders said. CME live cattle futures firmed, while feeder cattle dipped ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle on feed report. The nearby CME June lean hogs gained 2.475 cents, […]

By Christopher Walljasper

President’s cattle call finds expected marks in U.S.

May. 21, 2020 at 4:55 am CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks Tuesday about imports of live cattle into the United States resonated predictably among that country’s various cattle producer groups. At a White House event Tuesday, flanked by U.S. farm and ranch leaders and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for a multi-billion-dollar COVID-19-related farm aid announcement, Trump […]

By Dave Bedard