Insights and Stories on USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: Spec selling pressures corn, soy

Sep. 19, 2018 at 4:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A recent round of contract selling by speculators has created a bearish outlook for corn and soybeans. Recently, both crops suffered losses after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released production estimates on Sept. 12 that were higher than expected. According to a trader, these and other challenges […]

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

By Mark Weinraub

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

Sep. 12, 2018 at 6:27 pm CDT

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

U.S. grains: Export concerns push wheat, soybean futures lower

Sep. 11, 2018 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell two per cent on Tuesday, their fifth decline in the last six sessions, as investment funds cut their risk exposure to the grain following a surprise short-covering rally on Monday, traders said. Poor demand for U.S. wheat exports amid expectations of a […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on technical bounce, tightening global supplies

Sep. 10, 2018 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than three per cent on Monday on a mix of technical buying after last week’s seven-week low and fundamental support from tightening supplies in Australia and Russia, analysts said. Soybean futures also advanced while corn futures were little changed ahead of […]

By Julie Ingwersen