Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on technical selling, rainy forecasts

Oct. 14, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soft red wheat futures fell two per cent on Wednesday on profit-taking coupled with forecasts for beneficial rains next week in parts of the southern Plains and the Black Sea region, analysts said. Corn fell in sympathy with wheat and amid U.S. harvest progress while […]

Hog supplies grow as U.S. hog weights rise seasonally

Oct. 14, 2015 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Higher cash price outlook lifts CME live cattle

Oct. 14, 2015 at 5:03 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans top US$9 on Chinese demand

Oct. 13, 2015 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly weak

Oct. 13, 2015 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn to two-week low as U.S. harvest ramps up

Oct. 12, 2015 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to a two-week low on Monday on expectations of strong harvest progress in the Midwest and inter-market spreading against soybeans, traders said. Soybean futures closed firm on follow-through buying after a smaller-than-expected U.S. government crop estimate last week but pared gains by […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle move up with beef quotes

Oct. 12, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, strengthened by short-covering following the morning’s wholesale beef price bounce, traders said. Spot October finished 1.15 cents/lb. higher at 131.925 cents, and December up 0.25 cent to 137.575 (all figures US$). Monday morning’s wholesale choice beef […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mixed on better-than-expected cash prices

Oct. 9, 2015 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Friday after preliminary cash prices beat early-week expectations, lifting contracts from session lows, traders said. Spot October finished down 0.4 cent/lb. at 130.775 cents, and December was 0.35 cent lower at 137.325 (all figures US$). February finished […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on USDA’s surprising cut in acres

Oct. 9, 2015 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a one-week high on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its domestic production estimate more than analysts had expected. Corn futures touched a two-week low on bigger-than-expected U.S. production and inventory estimates in the agency’s monthly crop reports. USDA […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure hits prices before crop reports

Oct. 8, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures on Thursday extended a setback from 10-week highs reached a session earlier, pressured by an influx of fresh supplies from U.S. harvests and profit taking ahead of the release of highly anticipated crop data. Soybeans also fell, snapping a three-day rally before the […]

By Tom Polansek