Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-week high on USDA’s surprise yield cut

Oct. 11, 2018 at 7:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped more than 1 percent to a seven-week high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly cut its yield forecast for the 2018 crop, leaving stocks of the grain lower than anticipated. Soybean futures followed corn higher, reversing earlier losses […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cut in beef production estimate

Oct. 11, 2018 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola backs away from nearby highs

Oct. 10, 2018 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on big harvest, trade war worries

Oct. 10, 2018 at 6:30 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures lower on plentiful supplies

Oct. 10, 2018 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy sinks on hefty supply, China trade worries

Oct. 9, 2018 at 8:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Tuesday as the market braced for an anticipated increase in the government’s 2018 harvest forecast and amid concerns of a prolonged trade war with China, the world’s top soybean importer. Corn futures followed soybeans lower, easing for a second straight session […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slump on ample supplies

Oct. 9, 2018 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday, weighed down by technical selling and expectations that supply will increase, traders said. Cattle futures were only slightly lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, staying within the narrow range that has defined the trade […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat sinks on technical selling, stronger U.S. dollar

Oct. 8, 2018 at 8:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Monday on technical selling and as a stronger dollar created a headwind for U.S. exports of the grain, which are already struggling to compete in the global marketplace. Corn futures eased on Monday after two straight […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn firms as rainy Midwest outlook threatens harvest

Oct. 4, 2018 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Thursday on concerns that several days of rainy weather expected across the U.S. Midwest could disrupt harvesting of what is forecast to be a bumper U.S. crop. Soybeans also drew support from the wet forecast, but shed gains late in the […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle contracts end mixed

Oct. 4, 2018 at 2:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly lower on Thursday, with deferred contracts setting back on a round of profit-taking. The front-month October hogs contract ended slightly higher, but closed below session peaks, in thin trading. Live cattle contracts followed a similar pattern to the […]

By Reuters