Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Corn falls on reassuring crop progress data

May. 23, 2017 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Tuesday, halting a two-session advance as weekly U.S. planting progress data eased concerns about rain-related delays in the Midwest, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures also declined, with wheat pressured by better-than-expected weekly U.S. condition ratings. Chicago Board […]

U.S., China accelerate beef talks

May. 22, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying, lower animal weights

May. 18, 2017 at 3:36 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather concerns keep room to the upside

May. 17, 2017 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: CBOT soy rallies on export demand

May. 16, 2017 at 4:26 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat down on global supplies, seasonal pressure

May. 15, 2017 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell more than two per cent on Monday on chart-based selling, abundant global supplies and seasonal pressure from the approach of harvest, analysts said. Corn futures followed wheat lower. Soybeans were firmer, but pared gains on a smaller-than-expected monthly U.S. soybean crush figure. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans poised for move upward

May. 10, 2017 at 5:33 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Wet weather across much of the Midwest could be throwing a monkey wrench into the plans of U.S. corn farmers, according to a market-watcher. Scott Capinegro, president of Barrington Commodity Brokers in Barrington, Illinois, says much of the U.S. corn crop still has to go into the […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Corn up on USDA world stocks view

May. 10, 2017 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about two per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for global inventories at the end of the 2017-18 marketing year fell below trade expectations. Soybean futures hit a six-week high after the USDA’s reports were released, buoyed by […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy up ahead of USDA data

May. 9, 2017 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed nearly one per cent on Tuesday, halting a three-session slide, as traders adjusted positions a day ahead of a U.S. government crop report and as excessively wet weather in the Midwest raised concerns, analysts said. Corn futures closed modestly higher while wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle soar limit up

May. 3, 2017 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Wednesday posted new highs, and nearby months hit their three-cent daily price limit, sparked by brisk beef demand and stronger-than-anticipated cash prices, traders said. June settled at 130.05 cents and August 123.8 — limit up and fresh highs for […]

By Theopolis Waters