Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. livestock: Hog futures surge on technical bounce

Sep. 15, 2017 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged more than three per cent on Friday while live cattle gained about one per cent, lifted by chart-based and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Hog futures had tumbled to a roughly 11-month low on Wednesday, before stabilizing […]

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month top on export demand

Sep. 14, 2017 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Harvest pressure set to increase

Sep. 13, 2017 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

CBOT weekly outlook: Strong demand to underpin soy, corn

Sep. 13, 2017 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy steadies after tumbling on higher crop estimate

Sep. 13, 2017 at 4:08 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall to 11-month low

Sep. 12, 2017 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled to an 11-month low in a bear-spreading selloff linked to big U.S. hog supplies and declines in cash markets, traders said. Live cattle futures also eased on spreading and worries beef packers might be hesitant to pay higher prices […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn falls after USDA raises yield estimate

Sep. 12, 2017 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell 1.7 per cent on Tuesday, the biggest drop for a most-active contract in nearly a month, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its 2017 corn yield forecast, bucking most trade expectations for a reduction. Soybean futures fell after the USDA surprised […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs narrowly mixed on pre-USDA consolidation

Sep. 11, 2017 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures were flat to narrowly mixed on Monday as investors consolidated positions ahead of a government livestock and crop report due on Tuesday, traders and analysts said. Some live cattle contracts eked out small gains following modestly higher […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat lower on hefty global stocks

Sep. 11, 2017 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dipped to a one-week low on Monday as swelling harvest supplies in the Black Sea export region hung over a subdued market a day ahead of closely watched U.S. government crop forecasts. Soybean futures also declined, while corn edged higher in choppy trade. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-week high

Sep. 6, 2017 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures hit a two-week high on Wednesday on a mix of short-covering and worries about the pace of U.S. crop maturity, traders said. Soybeans and wheat futures also posted modest advances. Chicago Board of Trade December corn futures settled up 2-1/2 cents at $3.61 […]

By Julie Ingwersen