Insights and Stories on USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy rest on USDA report

Oct. 7, 2015 at 4:10 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The short-term fate of corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade rests on an upcoming supply and demand report, according to one analyst. Long-term, traders are watching global weather patterns, which could put crops at risk. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release […]

U.S. grains: Profit-taking, advancing harvests snap rallies

Oct. 7, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Short-covering drives CME live cattle higher

Oct. 7, 2015 at 2:58 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn tops two-month high

Oct. 6, 2015 at 3:34 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on beef bounce

Oct. 6, 2015 at 3:23 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Prices rise on technicals, positioning before reports

Oct. 5, 2015 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures strengthened on Monday as technical buying and positioning ahead of U.S. crop reports overshadowed concerns about poor export demand. Soybean oil neared a two-month high. Traders were adjusting positions in the markets before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues reports […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Sagging beef prices drag on CME live cattle

Oct. 5, 2015 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle resumed their recent downtrend on Monday after the seasonal drop in wholesale beef values trimmed last Friday’s futures gains, traders said. Spot-October settled down 0.95 cent, to 122.125 cents/lb,, and December 1.15 cents lower at 130.225 cents (all figures US$). Monday […]

By Theopolis Waters

PEDv may have entered U.S. on ‘reusable’ feed bags

Oct. 3, 2015 at 3:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) that killed millions of U.S. pigs over the past two years may have entered the country on large bags typically used to transport feed and other bulk products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The report, dated Sept. 24 and […]

By Danny Na P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally, soybeans slip

Oct. 1, 2015 at 3:50 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat rose more than one per cent on Thursday, extending a rally triggered by Wednesday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture data that put the 2015 U.S. crop below market estimates. Corn futures rose slightly on technical buying and spillover support from wheat. Soybeans slumped on pressure from an […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump as USDA cuts production outlook

Sep. 30, 2015 at 6:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Wednesday, after a government report showed that wheat production was less than traders had expected. Meanwhile, corn futures lost ground, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly grain stocks report showed that both corn and soybean supplies were plentiful and U.S. […]

By P.J. Huffstutter