Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn weak as traders await USDA report

Jan. 10, 2017 at 3:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures firmed on Tuesday, recovering from weakness in overnight trading on technical buying amid lingering concerns about weather in key South American growing regions. Corn eased as traders staked out positions ahead of the release of key U.S. Agriculture Department supply […]

USDA finds bird flu in Montana wild duck

Jan. 9, 2017 at 6:59 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle gain on bargain-buying

Jan. 9, 2017 at 5:16 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rise

Jan. 9, 2017 at 5:05 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Exports pressure corn, soybeans

Jan. 6, 2017 at 2:52 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy positioning ahead of USDA report

Jan. 5, 2017 at 4:56 pm CST

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures chalked up modest gains on the week ended Wednesday, as slow farmer selling and weakness in the U.S. dollar underpinned the market. March corn ended 11 and a half cents higher from the previous week (all figures US$). It was […]

By Dave Sims

Trump leaning toward Georgia ex-governor to lead USDA

Jan. 3, 2017 at 8:45 am CST

Washington | Reuters — Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s leading candidate to run the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a senior Trump transition team official said on Monday. Perdue, a Democrat-turned-Republican who founded a grain and fertilizer business, served on Trump’s agricultural advisory committee during […]

By Reuters

Hog prices fall on USDA report of unexpectedly large hog herd

Dec. 28, 2016 at 1:17 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – A pre-Christmas USDA quarterly report showing showing an unexpectedly large hog herd caused Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell more than two per cent Dec. 23. USDA said Dec. 23 the hog and pig herd as of Dec. 1 was 71.5 million head, or 104 per cent […]

By Michael Hirtzer

ICE weekly outlook: Canola chops around waiting for New Year

Dec. 21, 2016 at 6:20 pm CST

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts chopped around major support during the week ended Wednesday, as steady demand was countered by large supplies of oilseeds. Most traders rolled out of the January contract and into March, a move evidenced by the massive volumes on Monday and Tuesday. “People […]

By Dave Sims

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn watch South American weather

Dec. 14, 2016 at 8:23 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, while corn held steady, with South American weather conditions expected to provide much of the direction going forward. “We’re pretty much trading one weather report at a time,” said Sean Lusk, director […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin