Insights and Stories on USDA

Grains drop, soy firm following WASDE report

Oct. 10, 2019 at 2:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Monthly supply/demand data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were supportive for soybean prices but bearish for corn and wheat, with adjustments to yields and harvested acres providing a number of surprises. Corn futures saw the largest immediate reaction at the Chicago Board of Trade, as average yields […]

Late North American durum faces quality downgrades

Oct. 8, 2019 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn firm ahead of USDA report, frosty weather

Oct. 7, 2019 at 8:35 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn falls; wheat, soy rise

Oct. 4, 2019 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybean futures slip on technical sales

Oct. 3, 2019 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Technical selling pushes wheat, corn, soy lower

Oct. 2, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Wednesday on a round of technical selling after posting sharp gains earlier this week, traders said. Wheat fell most, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade December soft red winter wheat contract sinking 2.1 per cent, its biggest […]

By Mark Weinraub

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans retreat off highs

Oct. 2, 2019 at 2:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have backed off of highs hit earlier in the week. That’s due mainly to harvest activity putting pressure on prices, according to Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Illinois. Corn crops across the U.S. are currently […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy tops two-month high on China buying, inventory shock

Oct. 1, 2019 at 6:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures prices rose to the highest level in more than two months on Tuesday, adding to gains from the previous session when Chinese purchases and a lower-than-expected estimate of U.S. stockpiles buoyed prices. Corn also advanced after rallying four per cent on Monday as […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rally on smaller-than-expected stockpiles

Sep. 30, 2019 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — China bought more U.S. soybeans on Monday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported crop stockpiles were smaller than traders expected, sending futures prices to nine-week highs. Corn futures set an eight-week high after the USDA report also showed tighter-than-expected inventories of the yellow grain. Farmers […]

By Tom Polansek

USDA’s jump in soybean stocks comes in below forecasts

Sep. 30, 2019 at 3:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Although stocks of soybeans in the U.S. were estimated Monday to have increased dramatically compared to their year-ago level, the amount of that increase fell short of market expectations. In the Grain Stocks report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), total soybean stocks as of […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm