Insights and Stories on USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: Yield expectations limit upside for corn, soy

Oct. 3, 2018 at 6:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade may be finding some short-term support from harvest delays across the U.S. Midwest, but expectations for large crops overall should limit the upside for prices going forward, according to an analyst. “The highs could be in right […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm as rain stalls Midwest harvest

Oct. 2, 2018 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, cattle rise on month-end buying

Sep. 28, 2018 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Bigger-than-expected supplies knock down prices

Sep. 28, 2018 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-month high on strong U.S. export sales

Sep. 27, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher, gaining against hogs

Sep. 26, 2018 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose more than one per cent on Wednesday on optimism about firmer cash cattle trade this week and inter-market spreading against hog futures, traders said. The market shrugged off bearish cattle and beef data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on bargain buying, sale to Mexico

Sep. 26, 2018 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Bargain buying and a major sale of U.S. soy to Mexico on Wednesday helped lift U.S. soybean futures for a second day, traders said, while corn and wheat futures slipped. Soybeans are recovering after the most actively traded contract last week fell to its lowest price […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA reports not expected to shake up markets

Sep. 26, 2018 at 4:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn, soybean and wheat futures in the U.S. are awaiting the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports, but traders aren’t expecting the reports to much of an effect on prices. USDA releases its quarterly grain stocks and small grains summary reports on Friday. “It basically wraps […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on technical buying

Sep. 25, 2018 at 6:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, with the most-active December contract rallying from a one-week low on technical buying and anticipation of strong consumer demand, traders said. The market shook off pressure from bearish data in Monday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture cold […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures sag after USDA data

Sep. 24, 2018 at 8:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined on Monday, pressured by technical selling and bearish data in a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report released on Friday, traders said. USDA late on Friday reported the number of U.S. cattle on feed as of Sept. 1 at […]

By Julie Ingwersen