Insights and Stories on USDA

ICE weekly outlook: Farmers advised to price some new crop

Feb. 6, 2019 at 10:11 pm CST

ICE Futures canola contracts held within a narrow trading range during the week ended Wednesday, as participants await fresh market-moving news. While the sideways trading range could persist in the near term, an analyst said new-crop futures were at decent levels and encouraged farmers to do some forward pricing. The […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Quiet markets wait on USDA reports, China sales

Feb. 6, 2019 at 7:10 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy edges higher after China sales

Feb. 6, 2019 at 6:14 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures climb on technical buying

Feb. 4, 2019 at 7:35 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy end lower on technical selling

Jan. 31, 2019 at 6:13 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits on trade talks, USDA reports

Jan. 30, 2019 at 5:29 pm CST

ICE canola futures are quiet at the end of January, but could see some movement from outside influences in the coming weeks, according to Exceed Grain senior marketing analyst Wayne Palmer. “Everybody is waiting to see what’s going to happen with the Chinese/United States (trade) talks,” he said. Two days […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn follow trade talks closely

Jan. 30, 2019 at 5:05 pm CST

Talks between the U.S. and China taking place in Washington this week are being followed closely by Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn traders, with optimism over improving relations between the two countries helping prop up the futures. “The U.S./China talks will be on the top of all traders’ […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat firm as U.S. dollar retreats

Jan. 30, 2019 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday in light, largely technical trade as brokers awaited news from high-level U.S.-China trade talks in Washington, analysts said. Wheat followed the firm trend, drawing late support from a downturn in the U.S. dollar after the Federal Reserve struck […]

By Julie Ingwersen

USDA extends deadline for aid after shutdown

Jan. 28, 2019 at 7:27 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers now have until Feb. 14 to apply for federal aid designed to offset the impact of retaliatory Chinese tariffs on American crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, after delays caused by the month-long government shutdown. The previous deadline for the aid […]

By Humeyra Pamuk

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-week high

Jan. 25, 2019 at 6:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-week high on Friday on worries about the size of Brazil’s crop and short-covering ahead of planned U.S.-China trade talks next week, traders said. Corn firmed, following strength in soybeans, while wheat drifted lower, pressured by news that a private […]

By Julie Ingwersen