Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Corn, soy hit lows on weather, before technical bounce

Sep. 9, 2019 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Monday and soybeans slid to 3-1/2 month lows on crop-boosting weather and weak demand before short covering and technical buying helped both markets pare losses. Spillover support from rising wheat futures also gave corn and soy some underlying […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit down on weak cash prices

Sep. 6, 2019 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on sluggish exports, mild weather

Sep. 6, 2019 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Late U.S. crop should slow corn price declines

Sep. 4, 2019 at 9:04 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Count on canola remaining rangebound

Sep. 4, 2019 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn extends slide on crop prospects

Sep. 4, 2019 at 7:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago corn futures fell for a third straight session on Wednesday, setting life-of-contract lows as improving crop ratings and benign weather forecasts raised confidence in U.S. harvest prospects, traders said. Wheat rose, with benchmark Chicago wheat rebounding from a three-month low set a day earlier and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

USDA to probe beef market after Tyson plant fire

Aug. 28, 2019 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue ordered an investigation into widening prices between cattle and beef on Wednesday after a recent fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse in Holcomb, Kansas, shut the plant. Cattle prices have tanked because the fire temporarily eliminated a key buyer of livestock. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down as USDA launches beef market probe

Aug. 28, 2019 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S live cattle futures fell on Wednesday on large domestic supplies, analysts said, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched an investigation into the wide gap with beef prices. Cattle prices have weakened recently after a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse in Kansas temporarily eliminated […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy slumps on improved crop rating

Aug. 27, 2019 at 3:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures retreated on Tuesday on improving crop prospects and a lack of progress in trade talks with China, the world’s top importer of the oilseed, traders said. Prices took a hit after soybeans climbed on Monday on short covering and hopes for easing tensions […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder cattle market recovers

Aug. 27, 2019 at 6:53 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4-$6 higher on average; some packages in Alberta sold $8 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Larger feedlot operations were very aggressive on 750- to 900-pounders. The quality of yearlings is excellent at this time of year. Comments from […]

By Jerry Klassen