Insights and Stories on USDA

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 […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy rest on USDA report

Oct. 7, 2015 at 4:10 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

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

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished up their three-cent-per-pound daily price limit on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and bargain hunting following the spike in wholesale beef prices, traders said. Spot October and December finished at 125.125 and 133.225 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Live cattle’s trading […]

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