Insights and Stories on USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy react fittingly to USDA reports

May. 10, 2018 at 3:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Traders had a lot to sort through with two big U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports released Thursday, but at a glance the markets reacted accordingly, according to one trader. USDA on Thursday released its world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) and crop production reports. “The […]

USDA sees U.S. corn, soy, wheat supplies falling in 2018-19

May. 10, 2018 at 3:01 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits on stocks data

May. 9, 2018 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn lower ahead of monthly USDA reports

May. 9, 2018 at 4:50 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on weather worries, bargain buying

May. 8, 2018 at 6:47 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Hog prices steadying as barbecue season nears

May. 4, 2018 at 6:31 pm CDT

CNS Canada — With barbecue season on the horizon, prices for Canadian pork rose during the week ended April 27, breaking out of their month-long fall. The timing could be perfect, as negotiators have already begun working on improving trade relations and cancelling proposed tariffs on Chinese imports of U.S. […]

By Dave Sims

U.S.-China trade fears halt soybean imports

Apr. 26, 2018 at 6:19 pm CDT

Singapore/Beijing | Reuters — China’s purchases of U.S. soybeans have come to a grinding halt, trade and industry sources say, as fears of further action by Beijing to curb imports of U.S. crops following last week’s anti-dumping move on sorghum rattles the agriculture industry. Buyers from China, which takes 60 […]

By Dominique Patton Naveen Thukral

USDA to evaluate new release schedule for livestock reports

Apr. 25, 2018 at 12:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is analyzing information and surveying the livestock sector to determine whether the agency should change the times it releases cattle and hog reports, a top agency official said on Tuesday. USDA is open to changing its schedules in 2019 if the […]

By Julie Ingwersen Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn rebound after early drops

Apr. 24, 2018 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied on Tuesday, surging 2.4 per cent on a bargain buying rebound after falling to their lowest in nearly three weeks early in the session. The gains in wheat spilled over into the corn market and soybean futures also rose, snapping a four […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Export concerns pressure soy

Apr. 19, 2018 at 3:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell to their lowest in nearly two weeks on Thursday on worries about declining demand from top importer China, traders said. Wheat futures firmed to their highest since April 10, their third straight day of gains, while corn eased for […]

By Mark Weinraub