Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs mostly down on demand questions

Jul. 8, 2024 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned lower on Monday, shedding a post-holiday rally on demand concerns and news that beef-loving Argentines are cutting back on buying steaks as the country's economy slumps.

U.S. grains: US wheat futures up on strengthening demand

Jul. 5, 2024 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures continue rally on steady demand

Jul. 5, 2024 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end higher in light pre-holiday trade

Jul. 3, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures recover from four-year low

Jul. 3, 2024 at 4:20 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

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CBOT Weekly: Still at the behest of the weather

Jul. 3, 2024 at 2:04 pm CDT

United States corn and soybean crops continued to remain at whatever whims the weather brings, according to John Weyer of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services in Chicago.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Colorado reports human case of bird flu

Jul. 3, 2024 at 1:58 pm CDT

Public health officials in Colorado on Wednesday announced an adult man had tested positive for avian flu after reporting mild symptoms, including conjunctivitis, or pink eye.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

Brazil pushing towards wheat self-sufficiency

Jul. 3, 2024 at 1:50 pm CDT

The USDA attaché in the country’s capital of Brasilia said the expansion of wheat will include cultivating “tropical wheat” in the savanna-like region in central Brazil known as the Cerrado biome. These varieties of tropical wheat are reported to be better resistant to dry weather.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on technical trading, weather questions

Jul. 2, 2024 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago corn futures extended gains on Tuesday on short-covering and U.S. crop condition questions, while soybean prices also turned higher on technical trading and unfavorable weather in some soybean growing areas of the central U.S., traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. pulse area tops early intentions

Jul. 2, 2024 at 1:32 pm CDT

Farmers in the United States planted considerably more pulse crops in 2024 than originally projected, according to updated acreage data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released June 28.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin