Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump after USDA cuts yield estimate

Oct. 12, 2017 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures jumped to a 2-1/2-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its U.S. soybean yield estimate in a monthly report, bucking trade expectations for a slight increase. Corn futures followed soybeans higher, rallying after front-month December set a contract low, […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to USDA for direction

Oct. 11, 2017 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

CBOT weekly outlook: Sideways soy, corn still await spark

Oct. 11, 2017 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit one-month lows

Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on stronger cash markets

Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat end modestly lower

Oct. 10, 2017 at 6:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed fractionally lower Tuesday on technical selling, bucking strength in other commodity markets, including crude oil. Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade also fell, with the spot December contract hitting a four-week low as traders positioned for monthly U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat nears four-week low on weak export demand

Oct. 9, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell to a near four-week low on Monday on plentiful global inventories and weak demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said. Soybeans turned down after touching a two-week high and corn drifted lower on a day when U.S. government offices, including the Department of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-week top

Oct. 6, 2017 at 7:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a one-week high on Friday, buoyed by a light surge of buying in the closing minutes of trade following a dull, largely technical session, analysts said. Wheat and corn also closed with modest gains. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn dips under $3.50 as harvest pushes on

Oct. 4, 2017 at 3:28 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The corn market dropped below a major support level during the week ended Wednesday and could be poised to hit further market lows, according to one analyst. “I think we’re within a dime or something of it,” said Jack Scoville of Price Futures Group in Chicago. The […]

By Dave Sims

Minneapolis wheat trends lower, more losses likely

Oct. 3, 2017 at 7:29 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) are trading right above major support and are poised to keep moving lower, according to an analyst. The U.S. Department of Agriculture unexpectedly raised its estimate on the size of the U.S. spring wheat crop to 416.2 million […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin