Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Wheat pressured by ample global stockpiles

Apr. 9, 2019 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-week low on Tuesday, pressured by improving U.S. yield prospects and rising global stockpiles, analysts said, while nearby U.S. corn and soybean futures finished unchanged. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat settled down 5-3/4 cents at $4.59-1/2 per bushel after […]

USDA to adjust format of monthly supply/demand report

Apr. 9, 2019 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

USDA raises corn stocks projections, lowers soybeans

Apr. 9, 2019 at 6:09 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Corn ends lower ahead of USDA monthly data

Apr. 8, 2019 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, flooding are main focus

Apr. 3, 2019 at 1:57 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn bounces from sharp sell-off

Apr. 1, 2019 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Monday, rebounding from Friday’s sell-off spurred by a government report that showed massive supplies of all three commodities remained in storage bins around the country. Corn notched the biggest gain, with the most active Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn posts steepest drop in nearly three years on USDA reports

Mar. 29, 2019 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures tumbled more than four per cent on Friday in the market’s steepest drop in nearly three years after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated U.S. stocks and projected spring plantings above nearly all trade estimates. Soybeans and wheat followed corn lower despite […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble after Trump threatens Mexico border closure

Mar. 29, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ended down sharply for a second straight day on Friday after a volatile session in which traders weighed thinner near-term hog supplies against risks to pork exports with Mexico. Early-session strength stemmed from a quarterly U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. corn, soy stocks top forecasts

Mar. 29, 2019 at 6:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Massive supplies of both U.S. corn and soybeans remained in storage bins around the country ahead of spring planting, U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) data released on Friday showed. USDA also said that farmers planned to boost their corn plantings by 4.1 per cent but severe flooding […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit down as export sales disappoint

Mar. 28, 2019 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures plunged more than three per cent on Thursday as disappointing export sales data triggered profit-taking following the market’s recent run to the highest in more than eight months, traders said. Contracts from May to December closed down the daily […]

By Karl Plume