Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-year low as harvest nears end

Nov. 14, 2017 at 3:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped 1.4 per cent to a one-year low on Tuesday, pressured by ample supplies from the nearly completed harvest of the second-largest domestic corn crop on record, traders said. Soybeans declined, following corn lower, as improving crop weather in South America added to […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn and soybeans down after USDA report

Nov. 9, 2017 at 3:43 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

USDA boosts corn harvest view above expectations on record yields

Nov. 9, 2017 at 3:00 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn rises to one-week high on exports

Nov. 2, 2017 at 2:43 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy climbs to one-week high on yield worries

Nov. 1, 2017 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on technical selling

Oct. 31, 2017 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday as technical selling pressure dragged prices lower for a fifth straight session. Chart-based selling accelerated as prices slipped below the prior day’s two-month low, more than offsetting supportive news of a large export sale to Iraq and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle surge to contract highs on higher cash prices

Oct. 30, 2017 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures contracts surged to lifetime peaks on Monday, boosted by unexpectedly high-priced sales in cash cattle markets that occurred after the futures close on Friday, traders said. Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange surpassed Friday’s highs when trade resumed […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on firmer cash price expectations

Oct. 27, 2017 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby live cattle contracts on Friday gained for a second straight day, guided by expectations for steady-to-higher cash prices by late Friday, traders said. October live cattle, which expire on Oct. 31, finished 1.225 cents/lb. higher at 115.375 cents (all figures US$). Most […]

By Theopolis Waters

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy futures maintain status quo

Oct. 25, 2017 at 5:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have kept rangebound this week with little excitement. During the week ended Wednesday the December corn contract rose slightly, by 2.5 cents, to $3.51 per bushel (all figures US$). The dominant November contract for soybeans fell 3.25 […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as harvest speeds up

Oct. 24, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Tuesday after a U.S. government report showed farmers had increased their pace of harvesting what is expected to be a massive crop after a slow start, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures also settled in positive territory, recovering early losses after […]

By Mark Weinraub