Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: CBOT corn futures ease on technical selling, US planting plans

Mar. 13, 2024 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures eased on technical selling on Wednesday, as market participants sought profits and assessed U.S. spring planting, analysts said.

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CBOT Weekly: ‘Beaten up’ prices make their way upwards

Mar. 13, 2024 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. cattle: Cattle futures bounce higher on technical trading, hogs mixed

Mar. 12, 2024 at 4:50 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat rise on technical trading, poor Brazilian weather

Mar. 12, 2024 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures mostly lower on technical trading

Mar. 11, 2024 at 5:10 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on supply pressures; corn and wheat turn higher

Mar. 11, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures drifted lower on Monday, amid ongoing pressure from a hefty global supply and signs of investors hunting for profits, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures bounce after 3-1/2 year low; soy, corn climb

Mar. 8, 2024 at 5:59 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn rose on Friday, extending their recovery from three-year lows set last month, following an uneventful monthly supply/demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Few changes in March USDA report

Mar. 8, 2024 at 12:05 pm CST

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly supply/demand estimates, released on March 8, were largely left unchanged, the exceptions being South American corn and soybeans as well as U.S. wheat.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Bids hold against weak U.S. futures

Mar. 8, 2024 at 9:54 am CST

Western Canadian wheat bids were little affected by a stronger Canadian dollar and the recent drop-off in United States wheat futures during the week ended March 7.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat sags to 3-1/2-year low

Mar. 7, 2024 at 6:12 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures ended mostly lower on Thursday with the benchmark contract Wv1 tumbling to a fresh 3-1/2-year low late in the session after China cancelled a purchase of U.S. wheat and Egypt scrapped an international purchase tender, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters