Insights and Stories on USDA

ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola looks for direction

Jan. 17, 2018 at 4:46 pm CST

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts remain stuck in a sideways trading pattern, with little hint of which way values will eventually break. Canola “is getting tugged from different sources,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg, adding that “it could go up or down $5 depending […]

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

By Karl Plume

Manitoba corn rides strong yields through bearish market

Jan. 15, 2018 at 6:15 pm CST

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

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets await USDA reports

Jan. 10, 2018 at 6:51 pm CST

CNS Canada — Updated production, stocks and acreage numbers due out from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday should provide some nearby direction for U.S. grain and oilseed markets. “I can’t really get too bullish on the bean market with the large USDA estimates hanging over our heads,” said […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Cold-weather bump expected for canola

Jan. 10, 2018 at 6:45 pm CST

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola complex is facing a slew of supportive and bearish factors as it slowly makes its way through the first part of January. Foremost on traders’ minds is a batch of reports set to be released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on […]

By Dave Sims