Insights and Stories on USDA

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 […]

U.S. grains: Export concerns pressure soy

Apr. 19, 2018 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite slow planting pace

Apr. 17, 2018 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop as weather improves

Apr. 16, 2018 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat at one-week low on wetter U.S. outlooks

Apr. 13, 2018 at 7:45 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. to export pork to Argentina after 26 years

Apr. 13, 2018 at 5:06 pm CDT

Washington/Chicago | Reuters — U.S. pork exporters will soon be free to ship meat to Argentina for the first time in 26 years after the two countries thrashed out an agreement to overturn an Argentinian import ban. The deal is a sliver of good news for U.S. farmers facing trade […]

By David Lawder Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat sags on sluggish export demand

Apr. 12, 2018 at 6:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday on reminders of ample world supplies and strong competition for export business, along with some forecasts for much-needed rains next week in the U.S. Plains, analysts said. Soybean futures rose on export demand for U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Trump administration weighs high-ethanol fuel waiver to placate farmers

Apr. 11, 2018 at 8:53 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The Trump administration is considering allowing the sale of a higher-ethanol fuel blend in the summer, a source familiar with the issue said, a move that would placate corn growers worried about the future of U.S. biofuels policy. U.S. President Donald Trump recently met with […]

By Chris Prentice Jarrett Renshaw

ICE weekly outlook: Canola backs away from lofty heights

Apr. 11, 2018 at 8:13 pm CDT

CNS Canada — It was a busy week for canola contracts on ICE Futures Canada as the most-active July contract rocked and rolled between $530 and $540 per tonne before settling Wednesday at the $528 mark. The last time the dominant canola contract was above the $535 mark was in […]

By Dave Sims

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy recovers from wild week

Apr. 11, 2018 at 7:51 pm CDT

CNS Canada — After a wild week in which the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean market plunged, following China announcing tariffs on imports of U.S. soybeans, it has recovered. China on Thursday announced plans for a 25 per cent tariff on U.S. soybean imports in retaliation of previously announced […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm