Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Profit-taking drags wheat from multimonth peaks

Jan. 31, 2018 at 3:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures turned lower on Wednesday in a profit-taking setback from multi-month highs after five straight sessions of gains fuelled by concerns over poor crop conditions in the U.S. Soybeans were also lower as traders banked profits from a recent grain market rally and […]

Pork exports key in 2018 as U.S. slaughter ramps up

Jan. 30, 2018 at 7:09 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Strong cash trade lifts CME live cattle

Jan. 29, 2018 at 5:27 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Drought lands more cattle into U.S. feedlots than expected

Jan. 26, 2018 at 8:10 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Hard red winter wheat jumps as traders watch weather

Jan. 26, 2018 at 5:28 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from seven-week high

Jan. 25, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures pulled back on Thursday after concerns about drought in rival exporter Argentina temporarily pushed prices above US$10 a bushel for the first time in seven weeks. The market finished unchanged, breaking a streak of eight sessions with consecutive advances. A ninth session would […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

Jan. 24, 2018 at 6:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures climbed to a near two-month high on Wednesday, rising for the third straight session on firm beef prices and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. A reduced rate of cattle slaughter following a winter storm in the U.S. Plains that disrupted the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

Jan. 23, 2018 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained after triggering buy stops, spurred by the morning’s wholesale beef price rebound, traders said. Firmer wholesale beef values stirred bull spreads, in which traders bought February futures and simultaneously sold deferred months. February live cattle finished 1.175 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures sag

Jan. 19, 2018 at 6:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures edged lower on Friday to snap a five-session climb, pressured by technical selling and uncertainty about cash price direction, given that cash cattle did not trade ahead of the closing bell, brokers said. However, after the futures market closed, fed cattle […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn end week firm

Jan. 19, 2018 at 4:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the fifth straight day on Friday, hitting their highest in 5-1/2 weeks as concerns about crop development in South America fuelled buying, traders said. Parched soils in Argentina have underpinned prices throughout the week. “Dryness in Argentina has provided enough fuel […]

By Mark Weinraub