Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Harvest pace drags on corn, soybeans

Oct. 23, 2019 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended flat on Wednesday as optimism that China would significantly increase U.S. export purchases after offering to waive tariffs was overshadowed by a lack of confirmed buying and an accelerating U.S. harvest. Corn was also flat on harvest pressure and limited demand, while […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on Chinese trade prospects

Oct. 22, 2019 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag as traders parse USDA pork sales data

Oct. 18, 2019 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures approach three-month high

Oct. 17, 2019 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy prices to continue climbing

Oct. 16, 2019 at 8:46 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on trade uncertainty, harvest progress

Oct. 16, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Wednesday on uncertainty surrounding the particulars of U.S.-China trade talks, along with pressure from the expanding Midwest harvest, analysts said. Wheat futures bucked the weak trend, climbing on technical buying and news that Egypt, a top global importer, bought […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Most oilseed estimates down in USDA’s October outlook

Oct. 15, 2019 at 5:18 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly oil crops outlook on Tuesday featuring reductions in global rapeseed and sunflower production and U.S. soybeans. USDA estimated global rapeseed production at 68.6 million tonnes, a decline of one million, with the lion’s share of the losses in Canada. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on weather worries

Oct. 14, 2019 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures neared a four-month high on Monday, supported by fears that wintry weather over the weekend threatened Midwest production at a time of tightening U.S. soy supplies, analysts said. Wheat futures firmed on short-covering and worries about frosty temperatures in the U.S. Plains wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb, led by firm cash trade

Oct. 14, 2019 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose more than one per cent on Monday, with the benchmark December contract touching a 2-1/2-month top after cash cattle traded late last week about US$2/cwt higher than the previous week, traders said. The five-area average price for cash cattle last week […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn falls after higher yield estimate surprises traders

Oct. 10, 2019 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than a week on Thursday after the U.S. Agriculture Department surprised traders by raising its domestic yield estimate in a monthly crop report. The losses dragged down soybean futures, which earlier approached a three-month high on […]

By Tom Polansek