Insights and Stories on USDA

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 […]

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

Jul. 9, 2019 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on firming cash pork, China hopes

Jul. 9, 2019 at 7:09 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. refiners urge EPA to keep biofuel waiver requests secret from USDA

Jul. 9, 2019 at 5:03 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide in post-holiday markets

Jul. 5, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

ICE weekly outlook: All eyes on King Corn

Jul. 3, 2019 at 6:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts trended lower over the past two weeks and could have some more room to the downside before eventually returning higher with summer weather markets and expected strength in Chicago corn futures. The November canola contract settled at $450.40 per tonne on Wednesday. The contract […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report leaves trade unsteady

Jul. 3, 2019 at 6:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade markets were volatile following Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acreage report, which saw more corn acres and fewer soybeans than expected. “We had a sharp break, but now we’re starting to recover a bit,” said Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. in Illinois. USDA’s […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on crop concerns

Jul. 3, 2019 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures all settled higher on Wednesday on technical buying and as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Independence Day holiday. The September corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade settled up 17-3/4 cents at $4.36-3/4 a bushel (all figures […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn settles up as crop rated below expectations

Jul. 2, 2019 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures closed higher for the first time in five sessions on Tuesday on technical buying and lower-than-expected condition ratings for developing U.S. crops, analysts said. Following widespread U.S. planting delays this spring, traders have shifted their attention to production prospects for crops that got […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease on warmer weather

Jul. 1, 2019 at 7:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures all settled down on Monday after early strength, as outlooks for improved U.S. weather boosted crop production prospects, analysts said. The August soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade settled down 14-3/4 cents at $8.89-3/4 a bushel and new-crop […]

By Barbara Smith