Insights and Stories on USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy set for major move on acres

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade could be set for a major move depending on what the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals in next week’s acreage estimates, according to an analyst. “We’ll find out, did we really plant the 90 million (acres) or are we […]

U.S. grains: Wheat dips, halting rally as weather damage assessed

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. beef speeds to China by air as ban ends

Jun. 14, 2017 at 7:09 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: MGEX wheat rallies as conditions worsen in Plains

Jun. 13, 2017 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound as wholesale pork hits two-year high

Jun. 13, 2017 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped as much as two per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from losses in the previous session on support from sharply higher wholesale pork prices, traders and analysts said. Prices for U.S. pork extended gains to the highest levels in more […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Improving weather views pressure corn, soy, wheat

Jun. 12, 2017 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped 2.8 per cent on Monday on forecasts for rain that is expected to bolster the health of a crop stressed by adverse weather throughout planting and early development, traders said. The improving weather view also weighed on wheat and soybean futures as […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans end higher ahead of hot spell

Jun. 9, 2017 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed on Friday as forecasts for scorching temperatures in the Midwest crop belt through early next week prompted funds to cover short positions, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade winter wheat futures fell on profit-taking but still posted a weekly advance […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy up ahead of USDA data

Jun. 7, 2017 at 6:52 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade advanced ahead of a key report due out at the end of the week — but from there, it’s back to weather-watching, one analyst says. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to release its supply and demand […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm

Jun. 7, 2017 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Wednesday in a rebound from losses in the previous session while some lean hog contracts weakened following recent gains in technically driven consolidation trade, traders and analysts said. Rising wholesale beef prices buoyed cattle futures as retailers bought to stock […]

By Michael Hirtzer