Insights and Stories on USDA

How JBS became collateral damage in a war between billionaires

Feb. 11, 2020 at 11:49 am CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — A business dispute between the disgraced billionaire Batista brothers in Brazil and the heir to an Indonesian pulp and paper fortune is throwing a wrench in meatpacker JBS SA’s plans to for a U.S. listing of its international operations, such as its Canadian beef plant. […]

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat slide on strong dollar, export uncertainty

Feb. 6, 2020 at 6:02 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder market remains under pressure

Feb. 4, 2020 at 7:40 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, live cattle end mostly lower

Feb. 4, 2020 at 6:56 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. winter wheat conditions mostly fair to good

Feb. 3, 2020 at 6:47 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-week low on virus worries

Feb. 3, 2020 at 4:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to a two-week low on Monday as traders worried that the fallout from the coronavirus epidemic could include an economic hit to China, traders said. But soybean and wheat futures ended modestly higher, rebounding from multimonth lows on light bargain buying, strength […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall as coronavirus spreads

Jan. 31, 2020 at 6:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Friday, their ninth straight day of losses, as concerns about the coronavirus cutting into Chinese demand beat back any attempts at a bargain-buying bounce, traders said. The losing streak marks the longest for the most-active soybean futures contract […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat extend losing streaks

Jan. 28, 2020 at 7:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday for the sixth day in a row, with investors waiting for signs of the pickup in Chinese demand promised when Washington and Beijing signed the Phase One trade deal on Jan. 15, traders said. Wheat futures also drifted lower, their […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall on coronavirus fears

Jan. 27, 2020 at 4:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Monday, with investors shedding risky assets amid fears the coronavirus outbreak in China could dent the global economy, traders said. “The same thing happened with the SARS outbreak, which ended up costing the global economy $40 billion in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle set multi-month lows as virus fears hit markets

Jan. 24, 2020 at 8:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures touched their lowest prices in months on Friday as traders booked profits amid fears about the spread of a new virus from China. Broad selling also hit hog futures, along with equities and crude oil as investors moved into safe-haven […]

By Tom Polansek