Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Corn higher on export demand, short-covering

Sep. 21, 2018 at 8:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed more than one per cent on Friday to their highest in more than a week, buoyed by end-user demand and fund short-covering, analysts said. Wheat and soybean futures declined but still recorded weekly advances. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled up […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures near three-month high

Sep. 19, 2018 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Spec selling pressures corn, soy

Sep. 19, 2018 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

World crop briefs: North Carolina losing crops, livestock to Florence

Sep. 19, 2018 at 12:41 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Corn slips to contract lows

Sep. 17, 2018 at 7:54 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as harvest expectations rise

Sep. 13, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures eased on Thursday, giving up early gains after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was under no pressure to make a trade deal with China, the biggest buyer of the oilseed. Wheat futures, which fell for the seventh […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Pressure builds on canola as yield outlooks vary

Sep. 12, 2018 at 6:27 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE’s November canola futures look poised to continue chopping around between the $490-$500 per tonne mark, as uncertainty over yields in Western Canada sows seeds of doubt throughout the trade. “Yields that have been coming in suggest the crop will be bigger than the (Statistics Canada) estimate,” […]

By Dave Sims

CBOT weekly outlook: Big U.S. corn yields surprise market

Sep. 12, 2018 at 5:34 pm CDT

CNS Canada — An unexpected upward revision to this year’s U.S. corn yields sent prices dropping Wednesday, and more losses are likely, according to market analysts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a report released Wednesday, pegged average corn yields at 181.3 bushels per acre — up by about three […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles after USDA boosts production forecast

Sep. 12, 2018 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell 3.6 per cent on Wednesday, for their biggest daily declines since April, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast for U.S. production more than analysts expected, traders said. Wheat futures also tumbled, tracking losses in corn and on pressure from […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. farmers rush to clear crops but animals stay in Florence’s path

Sep. 11, 2018 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — As powerful Hurricane Florence advanced toward the southeastern U.S., farmers in North Carolina rushed to harvest corn and tobacco and stock up on pig rations, while the danger of sustained rain and deadly flooding threatened a state where millions of farm animals are housed. “The governor […]

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek