Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-week low on spreading

Jul. 17, 2017 at 4:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Board of Trade wheat futures fell to a roughly two-week low on Monday while MGEX spring wheat gained one per cent in wheat spreading as dry conditions stressed the spring wheat crop in the northern U.S. Plains, traders said. Investors were selling most-active […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on bargain buying, temperature outlook

Jul. 14, 2017 at 5:50 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: December corn looks pricey above $4 mark

Jul. 13, 2017 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy tumble on better weather, technicals

Jul. 13, 2017 at 5:56 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn falls four per cent after USDA data

Jul. 12, 2017 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans set four-month top

Jul. 11, 2017 at 7:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a four-month high Tuesday on worries about stressful crop weather in the Midwest and as traders squared positions one day ahead of monthly reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn futures ended fractionally lower on profit-taking after a one-year high, while […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise as crop belt heats up

Jul. 10, 2017 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures rose more than two per cent on Monday, with corn setting a one-year high on worries about forecasts for potentially stressful heat in parts of the Midwest. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed nearly three per cent, led by outlooks […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures fall

Jul. 6, 2017 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday, shrugging off signs of further deterioration in already stressed crops, on a round of profit-taking following a rally to multi-year highs, traders said. Corn futures also fell, snapping a streak of seven straight higher closes, on pressure from the U.S. […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn enter summer weather market

Jul. 5, 2017 at 5:47 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures posted solid gains over the past week, and may have more room to the upside as the U.S. Midwest enters the heat of summer. “It’s still early July, and we have the bulk of the important growing weather ahead of us,” said Rich […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat extend winning streak as forecast heats up

Jul. 5, 2017 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose for a sixth day in a row on Wednesday, with technical buyers stepping into the market after prices sank into negative territory, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures also closed higher. Corn, which has risen for seven straight […]

By Mark Weinraub