Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Weather fears, short-covering lift prices

Mar. 8, 2016 at 7:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures edged higher Tuesday on concerns that unfavourable crop weather could threaten domestic production, as markets temporarily shook off the weight of massive global inventories. Technical buying and short covering ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Wednesday helped fuel the […]

U.S. COOL rules formally off beef, pork

Mar. 7, 2016 at 7:28 pm CST

By Staff

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy in harvest-induced trading range

Mar. 2, 2016 at 6:48 pm CST

By Jade Markus

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking drops CME live cattle

Mar. 2, 2016 at 4:44 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat to multiyear lows on strong dollar, crop ratings

Mar. 1, 2016 at 5:18 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn sags for fifth straight session on lacklustre demand

Feb. 29, 2016 at 5:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Monday for a fifth straight session, retreating from early advances as concerns about weak demand pressured the market, traders said. Soybean futures sagged on larger-than-expected deliveries against futures while wheat futures were mostly higher. At the CBOT, the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Hefty supply pushes soy to 10-week low

Feb. 26, 2016 at 6:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday, with the nearby contract touching its lowest level in more than 10 weeks, under pressure from hefty global supplies, while soybean meal futures approached a six-year low. Expanding inventories and concerns about sluggish demand also pushed front-month corn futures to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Futures fall as USDA forecasts more corn acres

Feb. 25, 2016 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean prices fell on Thursday as commodity traders reacted to forecasts of increased corn plantings and grain production, as well as predictions of falling prices in the coming growing season. But wheat futures bounced back during the day’s trading, firming for the first […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat lowest since June 2010 on bumper supplies

Feb. 24, 2016 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank to 5-1/2-year lows on Wednesday under pressure from large global supplies and sluggish demand, in the markets’ fifth consecutive session of declines. Corn and soybean futures each fell for a second day, pressured by the prospect of bumper crops in South America […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Brisk beef demand pushes CME live cattle higher

Feb. 24, 2016 at 3:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rose on Wednesday, driven by upward-trending wholesale beef values that may underpin prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle by Friday, traders said. Thinly-traded spot February, which will expire on Feb. 29, closed down 0.025 cent/lb. to 136.975 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters