Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Corn down on disappointing export data

Mar. 18, 2019 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday, halting a four-session rebound from contract lows set last week, as traders worried about export prospects for U.S. grains, analysts said. Soybeans and wheat futures also declined. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) May corn settled down 1-3/4 cents at $3.71-1/2 […]

U.S. seizes pork from China on swine fever concerns

Mar. 18, 2019 at 5:32 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as investors cover shorts

Mar. 12, 2019 at 7:35 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend win streak on short-covering, firm cash

Mar. 12, 2019 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Trump budget proposes steep subsidy cuts to U.S. farmers

Mar. 11, 2019 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Humeyra Pamuk

USDA’s latest WASDE lacks ‘market-turning’ news

Mar. 11, 2019 at 3:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There was nothing in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest world supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report that could have created major moves on commodities markets, according to an analyst. The report, issued Friday, “didn’t give us any kind of a market-turning type news,” said Steve Georgy, president […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows

Mar. 8, 2019 at 4:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast of U.S. corn ending stocks above a range of trade expectations, reflecting a drop in the government’s corn export forecast. U.S. soybean futures also declined and wheat recorded […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on firm beef, cash prices

Mar. 7, 2019 at 5:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures advanced on Thursday, lifted by firm beef and cash cattle markets and as investors took positions ahead of a monthly supply report due on Friday, traders said. Some feedlot cattle in the southern U.S. Plains traded at $128/cwt on Thursday, about steady […]

By Karl Plume

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 […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

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

Mar. 6, 2019 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures retreated on Wednesday after four straight sessions of gains in a technical and profit-taking setback from two-week highs as investors awaited new developments in U.S.-China trade negotiations. Cattle futures also fell broadly, although worries about a late-winter snowstorm forecast for the beef […]

By Karl Plume