Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans slightly lower after midday rise

Jul. 17, 2019 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and soybean futures settled slightly lower on Wednesday as forecasts for cooler weather lifted expectations for better crop conditions after this week’s hot spell, though corn edged higher. Markets had been falling since Monday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report, which […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

Jul. 16, 2019 at 6:08 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

Jul. 15, 2019 at 5:17 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn pulls back from five-year high

Jul. 15, 2019 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end lower

Jul. 11, 2019 at 7:19 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week top after USDA report

Jul. 11, 2019 at 3:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in more than a week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) lowered its forecast of global wheat production in a monthly supply and demand report on Thursday. Corn and soybeans followed the firm trend in wheat. Chicago Board […]

By Barbara Smith

CBOT weekly outlook: World wheat output seen lower than expected

Jul. 11, 2019 at 2:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Parts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) have “caught the trade off guard,” according to one trader. In its report, released Thursday, USDA significantly cut production volumes in Canada, Australia, Russia and Ukraine. In total, global wheat production was down […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Not much faith in USDA’s WASDE

Jul. 10, 2019 at 7:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — For one trader, the monthly world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), aren’t something he spends a lot of time dealing with. “I don’t put a lot of faith in them,” said David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. This month’s […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat firm ahead of USDA monthly data

Jul. 10, 2019 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures closed higher on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions a day before a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report in which analysts expect the government to lower its 2019 U.S. yield estimates for corn and soybeans. The report due on […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn down on crop conditions, weather

Jul. 9, 2019 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and wheat futures settled down on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its condition ratings for both grains and more crop-friendly weather was forecast for the Midwest. “This downward trend has been led by wheat,” said Ted Seifried of Zaner Group. […]

By Barbara Smith