Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat decline on persistent demand worries

Dec. 10, 2018 at 6:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soy and wheat futures fell on Monday on positioning ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture crop supply/demand report and uncertainty about the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute, traders said. A higher dollar added pressure, making U.S. grains less competitive on global markets. Corn followed […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on China trade hopes

Dec. 7, 2018 at 3:39 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on trade worry after Huawei arrest

Dec. 6, 2018 at 6:26 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans strike post-harvest highs on trade truce

Dec. 3, 2018 at 4:33 pm CST

By Karl Plume

China’s action on tariffs uncertain, USDA’s Perdue says

Dec. 3, 2018 at 2:13 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drift lower on weak cash values

Nov. 27, 2018 at 6:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark February contract falling for the fourth session out of the last five after hitting a contract high last week. “The cash market continues to struggle. It’s a battle between reality and the ASF (African […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. government report says climate change will batter economy

Nov. 23, 2018 at 7:16 pm CST

Reuters — Climate change will cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, hitting everything from health to infrastructure, according to a government report issued on Friday that the White House called inaccurate. The congressionally mandated report, written with the help of more […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally after bullish USDA data

Nov. 21, 2018 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were higher on Wednesday, extending earlier small gains after government supply reports showed fewer-than-expected U.S. cattle supplies, traders said. U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed data showed 11.692 million cattle in U.S. feedlots as of Nov. 1. That figure […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Bargain buying boosts soy futures

Nov. 20, 2018 at 3:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday, bouncing back from a sharp decline in a round of bargain buying after prices sank in the previous session to their lowest since Nov. 8, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed with short-covering boosting the most-active soft red winter wheat […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall after contract highs on profit-taking

Nov. 20, 2018 at 3:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled three per cent on Tuesday, reversing after hitting contract highs as investors locked in profits ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. Hog futures had gained in eight out of the past nine sessions on hopes of […]

By Michael Hirtzer