Insights and Stories on USDA

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

Apr. 17, 2018 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to their lowest in nearly two weeks on Tuesday, their third straight day of declines, as traders shrugged off concerns about cold weather causing planting delays in the U.S. Midwest. “You plant more in the month of May than […]

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

By David Lawder Michael Hirtzer

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

Apr. 12, 2018 at 6:41 pm CDT

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

U.S. grains: Wheat ends lower on plentiful world supplies

Apr. 11, 2018 at 7:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell roughly one per cent on Wednesday amid reminders of plentiful global supplies and some outlooks for rain in the Plains wheat belt late next week. Corn declined on technical selling and soybeans turned lower, a day after the spot May contract set […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed as market weighs big supply

Apr. 11, 2018 at 3:02 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed on Tuesday as the spot contract rose on its discount to the cash market while deferred months drifted lower under heavy supplies of cattle, traders said. CME April live cattle closed up 0.775 cent/lb. at 112.8 cents, edging […]

By Karl Plume