Insights and Stories on USDA

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

Jul. 9, 2019 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures roared higher on Tuesday, with the most-active August and October contracts settling up by the daily three-cent-per pound limit on a mix of technical buying, firmer cash pork values and optimism about U.S. trade talks with China, traders said. […]

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

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report leaves trade unsteady

Jul. 3, 2019 at 6:19 pm CDT

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

U.S. grains: Corn posts steepest drop in three years on USDA acreage view

Jun. 28, 2019 at 7:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures plunged by the most in nearly three years on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pegged U.S. planted acres well above trade expectations despite rains and flooding this spring that disrupted sowing. Soybeans firmed on USDA’s smaller-than-expected acreage estimate, while wheat […]

By Barbara Smith Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Nearby lean hogs drop on continued herd expansion

Jun. 28, 2019 at 7:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures were mixed on Friday, with nearby contracts pressured by plentiful supplies of hogs and pork and deferred months buoyed by signs of a slowing multi-year U.S. hog herd expansion, traders said. Actively traded nearby contracts posted steep declines after […]

By Karl Plume