Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

Aug. 13, 2019 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sank for the second day in row on Tuesday, dropping 4.1 per cent to a three-month low as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s unexpected boost to its U.S. production forecast continued to weigh heavily on the market, traders said. Soybean futures […]

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

Aug. 12, 2019 at 4:52 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

Aug. 12, 2019 at 1:39 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

Aug. 9, 2019 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn close higher

Aug. 8, 2019 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

CBOT weekly outlook: Market bearish ahead of WASDE

Aug. 7, 2019 at 3:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade have been “under pressure and on the defensive” due to the lingering trade war between the U.S. and China, improved weather, and an unclear picture of planted acres. “Less threatening U.S. weather, coupled with the lack of China buying […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Futures inch up after choppy trading day

Aug. 7, 2019 at 3:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday as traders assessed U.S. Midwest rain forecasts after a recent dry spell, and awaited an expected revision in U.S. planting estimates following spring rains. Wheat recovered from Tuesday’s technical-driven losses, despite healthy Northern Hemisphere harvests and a steady […]

By Barbara Smith

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans and corn watching weather, waiting on acreage numbers

Jul. 24, 2019 at 2:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Shifting weather forecasts and trade talk rumours should keep the soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade on edge over the next few weeks, as participants wait on updated acreage numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s August 12 report will include […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy falls on cooler weather, China cancellation

Jul. 18, 2019 at 8:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures settled down following a choppy day of trading on Thursday, after hitting the lowest level in more than a week on forecasts for cooler weather and export data showing China had canceled soy purchases for the first time since April. U.S. Agriculture Department […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

Jul. 18, 2019 at 8:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in about a month on Thursday on expectations of bigger pork imports by China, traders said. A recent rise in Chinese pork prices, linked to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease in Asia, is […]

By Tom Polansek