Insights and Stories on USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: 2019 ends on high note

Jan. 8, 2020 at 6:23 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite a number of tough challenges in 2019, one broker at the Chicago Board of Trade said the year ended on a high note. “For what we went through with China this whole year, this trade war, you had corn, wheat and soybeans close higher for the year […]

Argentine soybeans facing tax increases

Jan. 8, 2020 at 6:15 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Chinese buying drives record pork exports in November

Jan. 8, 2020 at 5:40 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Prices narrowly mixed as traders assess Mideast risk

Jan. 8, 2020 at 4:36 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Brazil to become top soybean producer, USDA says

Jan. 8, 2020 at 2:30 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as rain boosts South American crops

Jan. 7, 2020 at 8:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures ended mostly lower on Tuesday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop report due on Friday, although short-covering trimmed losses late in the session. Corn and wheat futures were […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Fed cattle market underpins feeder cattle prices

Jan. 7, 2020 at 7:29 pm CST

Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at an average price of $275 delivered, which equates to $165 on a live basis. Fed cattle prices are now at 52-week highs and feeding margins are in the range of $50 to $70 per head. Strength in the cash […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on China trade hopes

Jan. 6, 2020 at 5:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures recovered slightly on Monday from steep declines in the previous session as hopes for improved exports to China outweighed worries about rising tensions in the Middle East. Corn and wheat futures declined on technical selling and profit-taking from last week’s multi-month highs and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Futures weaken as Iraq strike rattles markets

Jan. 3, 2020 at 8:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures crumbled on Friday as traders booked profits after being spooked by a U.S. air strike in Iraq that escalated geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The strike that killed Iran’s most prominent military commander put markets on edge and opened the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy hit 2018 highs

Jan. 2, 2020 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures hit 2018 highs to start the new year as traders continued to expect increased Chinese demand once Washington and Beijing ink an initial trade deal. The gains on Thursday extended annual advances from 2019, a year marked by farmer stress over […]

By Tom Polansek