Insights and Stories on USDA

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 […]

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

Jan. 19, 2018 at 4:56 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola looks for direction

Jan. 17, 2018 at 4:46 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets stabilize following USDA reports

Jan. 17, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn jumps in short-covering bounce

Jan. 17, 2018 at 3:38 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month low on supplies, acreage forecasts

Jan. 16, 2018 at 4:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-month low on Tuesday, pressured by ample global grain supplies and a government forecast on Friday that said U.S. farmers planted more winter wheat this season than had been expected. Soybeans climbed to a one-week high on short-covering and concerns […]

By Karl Plume

Manitoba corn rides strong yields through bearish market

Jan. 15, 2018 at 6:15 pm CST

CNS Canada — Even as large world supplies continue to weigh down the North American corn market, farmers in Manitoba can continue to hang their hats on strong yields, according to an industry expert. Manitoba’s average yield from the 2017 crop was 134 bushels an acre, according to Myron Krahn, […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat drops most since August after USDA acreage surprise

Jan. 12, 2018 at 4:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures tumbled nearly three per cent on Friday, notching their biggest daily decline since August, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed larger-than-expected U.S. winter wheat plantings. Corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows, while soybeans turned higher in a recovery from four-month lows in […]

By Michael Hirtzer

USDA raises corn harvest view

Jan. 12, 2018 at 11:09 am CST

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday boosted its estimate of domestic corn production due to a record yield that stemmed from bumper harvests in major growing states such as Illinois as well as some of the smaller production areas. USDA also trimmed its view of soybean […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans down ahead of USDA crop data

Jan. 11, 2018 at 4:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-month low on Thursday ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture data due on Friday that was expected to show bigger U.S. stockpiles and higher Brazilian soy output. Wheat futures also eased after weekly U.S. wheat export sales came in below […]

By Michael Hirtzer