Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Corn and soy futures rise on new Brazilian tax rule

Jun. 6, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn Cv1 and soybean Sv1 futures rose on Thursday as news of tighter rules on industry tax credits in Brazil made traders and producers hopeful that it could boost U.S. export business, traders said.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down amid oversupply, weak retail demand

Jun. 6, 2024 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states

Jun. 6, 2024 at 9:28 am CDT

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures hit five-month low on oversupply worries

Jun. 5, 2024 at 5:00 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT Weekly: Selling, crop conditions drive price drops

Jun. 5, 2024 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as U.S. Plains harvest advances, Russia concerns ease

Jun. 5, 2024 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago benchmark wheat Wv1 futures fell on Wednesday for the sixth day in a row, as progress in the U.S. winter harvest weighed on prices and concerns eased over the Russian crop, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy down as traders weigh weather and planting progress

Jun. 4, 2024 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soy dipped in choppy trade on Tuesday as traders weighed U.S. planting progress and strong corn ratings with adverse weather in importer Mexico and downgrades to soybean harvest forecasts in major exporter Brazil.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit January low on concerns over Mexican demand

Jun. 4, 2024 at 4:16 pm CDT

Lean hog futures dropped to their lowest price since January at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday as weakness in the Mexican peso fueled worries over demand in the biggest export market for U.S. pork, traders said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

US farmers opt for soy to limit losses as all crop prices slump

Jun. 4, 2024 at 9:34 am CDT

In March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast farmers would plant 86.5 million acres of soybeans nationwide this spring, the fifth most ever. Some analysts expect soybean acres to increase by another million acres or more as heavy rains close the window on corn planting.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn and soy slip on positive crop progress outlook

Jun. 3, 2024 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Monday on shaky demand, technical trading and expectations of strong seeding progress and crop condition for corn later in the day, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters