Insights and Stories on USDA

Klassen: Feeder market brewing but caution prevails

Aug. 16, 2016 at 6:00 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $4 higher relative to week-ago levels. Yearling volumes are starting to increase in central and northern Alberta while the southern and eastern regions experienced limited activity. Buyers’ opaque attitudes resulted in a firmer tone and no one could feel guilty for a […]

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering

Aug. 16, 2016 at 3:22 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans gain as soyoil rallies

Aug. 15, 2016 at 4:26 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up again on cash, pork prices

Aug. 15, 2016 at 4:13 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn touches seven-year low on record crop view

Aug. 12, 2016 at 3:54 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

USDA sees record U.S. corn, soy crops after good July weather

Aug. 12, 2016 at 12:43 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. soybean and corn harvests will be the biggest ever this fall, according to a U.S. Agriculture Department monthly outlook that boosted yield and production forecasts for both crops above market expectations. USDA on Friday pegged the corn crop at 15.153 billion bushels, based on […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs in reversal as pork extends losses

Aug. 11, 2016 at 5:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Thursday, reversing from earlier steep gains on pressure from declining pork prices and ample hog supplies, traders and analysts said. The price action suggested that hog futures would likely test their life-of-contract lows reached on Aug. 4 when trading […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy firms modestly on export demand

Aug. 11, 2016 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans firmed on Thursday on signs of resurgent export demand but corn drifted lower in subdued trade as the market awaited key monthly reports due Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wheat fell despite better-than-expected weekly export sales data. At the Chicago Board of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to widen out range

Aug. 10, 2016 at 5:31 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts appear poised to chop around a new $20 trading range ahead of the harvest. The front-month canola contract had been down at $446 per tonne to start the week (Aug. 3-10) until speculator activity and spillover gains from vegetable oil helped bring […]

By Dave Sims

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn stuck in place ahead of USDA data

Aug. 10, 2016 at 5:25 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade are trading in tight ranges ahead of key data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But increased global demand for U.S. commodities could underpin prices going forward, one U.S. analyst says. Soybeans – “We’re all just waiting,” […]

By Jade Markus