Insights and Stories on USDA

Low-path bird flu turns up in Wisconsin turkeys

Mar. 7, 2017 at 1:02 pm CST

Paris | Reuters — The U.S. has reported an outbreak of avian flu on a farm in Wisconsin, the second in the country in less than a week although the virus found this time is considered less virulent, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. A strain […]

Bird flu found in Tennessee chicken flock

Mar. 5, 2017 at 8:37 pm CST

By Jo Winterbottom

U.S. livestock: Supply growth worries sink CME live cattle

Mar. 2, 2017 at 3:12 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Funds, beef demand fuel CME live cattle rally

Feb. 28, 2017 at 3:47 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit two-week lows on long liquidation

Feb. 24, 2017 at 5:06 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pressures cattle futures, boosts hogs

Feb. 24, 2017 at 4:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower on Friday while lean hog futures gained sharply as investors took profits in each livestock contract, traders and analysts said. Cattle fell after Thursday’s nearly four-week high and hogs rebounded from a roughly two-month low. “It’s just […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losses on cash expectations

Feb. 23, 2017 at 6:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday, extending losses to their third straight session, on pressure from expectations for declines in Midwest cash hog markets, traders and analysts said. Lower wholesale pork prices this week, especially pork belly cuts, also weighed […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans at six-week low on U.S. acreage view

Feb. 23, 2017 at 6:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a six-week low on Thursday on expectations for a big South American harvest and an expansion in U.S. plantings this spring, analysts said. Corn futures fell on chart-based selling and wheat followed the weak trend. The Chicago Board of Trade March […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: December corn seen as bellwether

Feb. 22, 2017 at 5:16 pm CST

CNS Canada — As traders wait for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to put out fresh acreage estimates for corn and soybeans this week some eyes have already shifted to the behaviour of certain deferred contracts in the market. “If the December (corn) contract broke above US$4 (a bushel) it […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy at three-week low on South America crops

Feb. 22, 2017 at 4:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a three-week low on Wednesday and posted a fourth straight daily decline on strong South American harvest prospects and a lack of supportive news, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures closed higher as traders awaited direction from a U.S. Department of […]

By Julie Ingwersen