Insights and Stories on USDA

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 […]

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

Jun. 28, 2019 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs up before USDA confirms herd expansion

Jun. 27, 2019 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy retreat as farm belt heats up

Jun. 27, 2019 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease

Jun. 25, 2019 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble for third straight session

Jun. 24, 2019 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell sharply for a third straight session on Monday in a technical and fund- selling drop fueled by ample supplies of hogs and pork. Actively traded nearby contracts shed more than four per cent, with losses over the past […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

Jun. 21, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures slumped on Friday on expectations that crops may benefit next week from a break in the rains that stalled plantings across the American Midwest this spring. Widespread storms caused unprecedented delays in corn plantings and prevented farmers from planting crops across […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit down on supply glut

Jun. 21, 2019 at 6:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Hefty supplies of American pigs pushed Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures down by the daily exchange-imposed limit on Friday. Prices tumbled as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that meat companies such as Tyson Foods and JBS USA slaughtered 462,000 hogs, up nine per […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Weather the main factor in canola bids

Jun. 19, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Forecasts of rain for Western Canada will certainly help canola in terms of growing this year, said David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “I spoke with several farmers from across the Prairies who said we got some good rains, a few who didn’t, but by in large, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up on bargain buying

Jun. 19, 2019 at 6:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday in light bargain-buying after last week’s slide to three-month lows, but soft cash markets and ample hog supplies hung over the market and limited rallies, traders said. CME July lean hog futures settled up 0.15 […]

By Julie Ingwersen