Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. livestock: CME hogs see biggest one-day loss in three months

Mar. 21, 2016 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Monday notched their biggest daily loss since last December, hit by technical selling and lower cash price expectations, traders said. April closed 2.1 cents/lb. lower at 69.35 cents, after drifting below the 40-day moving average of 70.31 cents (all […]

Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots jump to eight-year high

Mar. 19, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump before USDA report

Mar. 18, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firm, but off recent peak

Mar. 16, 2016 at 2:46 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat fall after hitting multi-week peaks

Mar. 15, 2016 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Surging beef prices push CME live cattle higher

Mar. 15, 2016 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed higher on Tuesday, driven by a recent surge in wholesale beef prices that stirred optimism for cash prices later this week, traders said. April futures ended 1.425 cents/lb. higher at 140.725 (all figures US$). June closed up 1.5 cents/lb. […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash outlook drives CME live cattle higher

Mar. 10, 2016 at 4:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished sharply higher on Thursday, driven by short-covering and recent run up in wholesale beef prices, traders said. April ended 1.525 cents/lb. higher at 138.3, and June closed up 1.325 cents/lb. to 127.625 (all figures US$). The morning’s wholesale choice […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps for seventh straight day

Mar. 10, 2016 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed for a seventh straight session on Thursday, the longest such streak in nearly two years, as a weaker U.S. dollar and concerns about adverse crop weather sparked fund short covering and other buying. Soybeans also rose for a seventh day while corn […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy at high end of trading ranges

Mar. 9, 2016 at 6:53 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have moved to the high-end of their trading ranges, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture left ending stock estimates little-changed. “Looks like we’re still trading ranges, but we’re back up to the top,” said Brian Rydlund, market […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat extend winning streak

Mar. 9, 2016 at 6:44 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures rose on Wednesday, the sixth straight higher close for both commodities, as technical buying and short-covering pulled prices higher after they drifted into negative territory, traders said. Corn futures closed mostly lower, weighed down by an ample supply base and some […]

By Mark Weinraub