Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Wheat nears two-month low on export competition

May. 13, 2020 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slid to a near two-month low on Wednesday, testing psychological support at the $5-per-bushel mark, pressured by forecasts for rising global grain supplies and strong export competition, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures also declined as a speedy U.S. planting pace supported expectations […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Global grain stocks exert pressure

May. 13, 2020 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn up despite USDA forecast for ballooning stocks

May. 12, 2020 at 4:13 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Global wheat, corn, soy production expected to increase

May. 12, 2020 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. corn production expected way up in USDA’s May WASDE

May. 12, 2020 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

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

May. 11, 2020 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, with some contract months falling their daily three-cent limit on profit-taking amid signs the U.S. meat-packing sector was stepping up beef production, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) June live cattle futures settled down 1.975 cents at 92.675 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on export demand

May. 11, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday, reaching a 3-1/2 week high on fresh export sales to top global buyer China, traders said. Corn and wheat futures drifted lower as traders adjusted positions a day ahead of a monthly supply/demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on Chinese buying ahead of crop report

May. 8, 2020 at 6:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago soybean futures climbed for a second session to a three-week high on Friday as Chinese buying underpinned prices and traders squared positions ahead of a supply and demand report due next Tuesday. Corn also rose on word China may increase agricultural buying to fulfill commitments […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Futures rebound on Chinese buying, Midwest frost concerns

May. 7, 2020 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures prices rebounded on Thursday on renewed Chinese buying of corn and soy and as forecasts for sub-freezing temperatures across the country stoked concerns that some vulnerable crops may sustain damage. Gains, however, were tempered by plentiful supplies and worries about demand […]

By Karl Plume

Trump asks U.S. Justice Department to look into meat price disparities

May. 7, 2020 at 1:51 am CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had urged the Justice Department to look into allegations that the meatpacking industry broke antitrust law because the price that slaughterhouses pay farmers for animals had dropped even as meat prices rose. “I’ve asked the Justice Department to […]

By Reuters