Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. livestock: Hogs sink on weak cash markets, packer margins

Jun. 23, 2018 at 2:05 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled mostly lower on Friday as falling cash hog prices and poor packer margins weighed on the market, traders said. Worries over slowed pork export demand due to threatened retaliatory tariffs by key trading partners, including Mexico and China, also […]

U.S. feedlots draw more cattle than expected in May

Jun. 23, 2018 at 2:01 am CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying pares some CME hogs’ losses

Jun. 21, 2018 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Tariff spats put markets in precarious spot

Jun. 20, 2018 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: June 20

Jun. 20, 2018 at 9:57 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on packer demand, cash prices

Jun. 18, 2018 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed as much as 2.3 per cent on Monday in a bull-spreading rally amid rising cash hog prices and strong demand from pork packers, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures also were mostly higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, boosted by chart-based […]

By Michael Hirtzer

As U.S., Canada spar, farm hopes ride on two men in lobster boat

Jun. 15, 2018 at 11:48 am CDT

Reuters — While Justin Trudeau vowed last week not to be pushed around and U.S. President Donald Trump called the Canadian prime minister “weak,” two key officials in their governments with a seemingly harmonious relationship were making fishing plans. On Friday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visited the farm of […]

By Rod Nickel Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs move up with cash prices

Jun. 13, 2018 at 4:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs rose for a second straight day on Wednesday as slaughter-ready, or cash, hog prices escalate in the midst of a seasonal supply squeeze, traders said. Sultry weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest caused livestock to eat less feed, which slows their […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat surges after USDA cuts Russian output estimate

Jun. 12, 2018 at 6:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly four per cent for the biggest gains in about a month on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed its estimate for production in top exporter Russia. Corn futures jumped over two per cent while soybeans notched more modest gains […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to new lows as rains soak Midwest

Jun. 11, 2018 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures dropped to fresh multi-month lows on Monday as widespread rains across the Midwest farm belt bolstered production outlooks for recently planted crops. Wheat futures also eased as rainfall in Western Australia took the edge off global weather worries, although declines were […]

By Karl Plume