Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Soybeans inch up on China purchases

Mar. 7, 2019 at 4:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures inched upward on Thursday on news that Chinese state-owned firms bought at least 500,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans, while wheat futures dropped to their lowest levels in more than a year on pressure from a strengthening dollar, traders said. Chinese state-owned firms bought […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs dip from two-week high, await trade news

Mar. 6, 2019 at 5:38 pm CST

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Fresh trade news would move markets

Mar. 6, 2019 at 2:45 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. to train more beagles to sniff out swine fever

Mar. 6, 2019 at 12:36 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat sinks on plentiful global supply

Feb. 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. livestock: Cattle set one-year high on weather, supply concerns

Feb. 22, 2019 at 6:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures reached a one-year high on Friday on concerns that cold, snowy weather next week may tighten supplies by slowing weight gain and transportation of livestock. Snowfall is expected to increase across the U.S. Plains, where the temperature outlook also is trending colder, according […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds from seven-month low

Feb. 21, 2019 at 3:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rebounded on Thursday after a four-day slide, while the grains market overall steadied as U.S. and China trade negotiators sketched an outline for what could be a deal to end the trade war. Thursday’s technical bounce in wheat was encouraged by optimism over […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Canada, U.S. to challenge India’s pulse price supports

Feb. 18, 2019 at 1:59 am CST

Canada and the U.S. are set to challenge India’s market price supports for certain pulses including chickpeas and lentils. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday announced that “together with Canada” they’ve submitted a “counter notification” on the matter to the World Trade Organization […]

By GFM Staff

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce on short-covering, technical buying

Feb. 15, 2019 at 5:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended higher for the first time in three sessions on Friday on short covering and technical buying ahead of the extended Presidents Day holiday weekend, traders and analysts said. Futures had been technically oversold after sinking to seven-month lows early this week […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: U.S. exports get no Valentine’s Day love

Feb. 14, 2019 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grains and soybean futures tumbled on Thursday on news that China and other buyers had canceled a flurry of U.S. soybean orders in early January and Argentina’s soy crop could be larger than previously expected, traders said. The U.S. Department of […]

By P.J. Huffstutter