Insights and Stories on USDA

USDA outlines first-ever rule for GMO labeling

Dec. 20, 2018 at 8:43 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday laid out its first-ever requirements for labeling of genetically engineered, or GMO, foods as early as 2020, a rule met with praise from some farmers and criticism from consumer groups. Consumers have been pushing for years for greater transparency […]

U.S. livestock: February hogs down, cattle up ahead of USDA data

Dec. 20, 2018 at 6:08 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Higher prices don’t jibe with corn, soy production

Dec. 19, 2018 at 5:15 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle end mixed ahead of supply reports

Dec. 19, 2018 at 4:04 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as China buys more U.S. shipments

Dec. 18, 2018 at 7:36 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag as China sale fails to impress

Dec. 13, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Thursday as confirmation of a 1.13 million-tonne U.S. soybean sale to China failed to impress traders who are shifting their focus to burdensome U.S. and global supplies, analysts said. Wheat futures rose, almost hitting a two-month top, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. confirms China soybean purchase, but no clarity over more sales

Dec. 13, 2018 at 3:31 pm CST

Chicago/Washington | Reuters — U.S. government officials on Thursday hailed China’s first meager purchase of U.S. soybeans since its trade war with the United States began in July and said they hoped for, but could not guarantee, more to come. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced private sales of […]

By Humeyra Pamuk Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle climb on technical buying, demand optimism

Dec. 11, 2018 at 6:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained about one per cent on Tuesday, lifted by technical buying and optimism for the continued robust demand for cattle and beef, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures shrugged off three straight sessions of declines to rise to the highest […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on hopes for China buying

Dec. 11, 2018 at 5:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday as traders anticipated potential Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products, and shrugged off a bearish monthly global soy inventories report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn firmed, led by soybeans, but wheat futures fell after USDA raised its […]

By Julie Ingwersen

USDA keeps domestic soy stocks view steady

Dec. 11, 2018 at 12:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday left its estimate for domestic soybean supplies unchanged but boosted its outlook for world stocks amid rising expectations for the South American crop. U.S. soybean ending stocks for the 2018-19 marketing year were pegged at 955 million bushels, the government […]

By Mark Weinraub