Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat close lower

Nov. 18, 2015 at 5:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday in a technical setback following two days of modest gains, traders said. Wheat futures also weakened as a bleak fundamental picture, highlighted by plentiful global stocks, cast a bearish tone across the agriculture sector. Corn was mixed, with some contracts […]

U.S. grains: Wheat firms but weak exports limit gains

Nov. 12, 2015 at 6:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs continue gains for second day

Nov. 12, 2015 at 6:23 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rebound after USDA data-driven decline

Nov. 11, 2015 at 4:57 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs surge on bargain-buying after selloff

Nov. 11, 2015 at 4:50 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans likely headed down, corn sideways

Nov. 10, 2015 at 5:53 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade plunged on Tuesday as fresh estimates hit the market. Near-term, soybeans aren’t expected to improve much, one U.S. analyst said, though a lack of farmer selling could bring some upside to corn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Jade Markus

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drops below range

Nov. 10, 2015 at 4:36 pm CST

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts finished the week ended Tuesday below their recent range, pressured there by a bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture report that sent grain and oilseed markets tumbling across North America. “Technically the chart looks like it is breaking down, we’re underneath the 50-day […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sink to new lows after bearish USDA report

Nov. 10, 2015 at 4:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its 2015 harvest forecasts by more than expected and increased estimates for end-of-season stocks. Wheat futures slumped for a third straight session and hit a two-week bottom on […]

By Karl Plume

World corn stocks hit record high on cut in China use: USDA

Nov. 10, 2015 at 4:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture unexpectedly revised its global coarse grain supply estimate on Tuesday, saying Chinese feed millers were using feeds other than corn at a higher rate than previously thought over the past three years. Along with an increase in USDA’s 2015 U.S. corn […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on profit-taking

Nov. 9, 2015 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures plunged more than four per cent on Monday on profit-taking and improving weather in some key wheat producing areas amid concerns that increasing global supplies will restrict U.S. wheat export demand. Corn futures fell for a third straight session and hit a two-month […]

By Karl Plume