Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs bounce on short-covering

May. 31, 2023 at 7:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark July lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jumped nearly five per cent on Wednesday, extending their two-day rally to 11 per cent on a round of bargain-buying following a months-long slump, traders said. CME July hogs settled up 3.8 cents at 83.325 cents/lb., […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on uncertain demand, weather

May. 30, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-month high on weather worries

May. 26, 2023 at 6:46 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Weak export demand, rising U.S. dollar pressure soy, corn

May. 25, 2023 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. working on limited bird flu vaccination for turkeys

May. 23, 2023 at 7:54 pm CDT

By Sybille De La Hamaide

U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-year low, pulls corn higher

May. 23, 2023 at 6:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.6 per cent on Tuesday, bouncing from their lowest in more than two years, on concerns that Ukraine’s exports were being restricted despite the extension of the Black Sea export deal, traders said. The gains in wheat lent support to corn futures, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up ahead of USDA feedlot data

May. 18, 2023 at 7:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Thursday on technical buying and position-squaring ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report that is expected to show fewer cattle in U.S. feedlots compared to a year ago, traders said. CME June live cattle settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: July corn down on poor exports, strong crop prospects

May. 18, 2023 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday to their lowest in 19 months, pressured by disappointing export data and prospects for big U.S. crops, analysts said. Soybean futures hit a 10-month low, and wheat futures slipped more than two per cent as an extension of a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs pressured by cheap cash prices, softer pork prices

May. 17, 2023 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures declined on Wednesday, snapping a three-session advance, pressured by a discounted cash hog market and declining wholesale pork prices, traders said. CME June lean hog futures settled down 2.325 cents at 84.875 cents/lb. and the July contract fell 2.575 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Unclear where canola wants to go

May. 17, 2023 at 6:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While the ICE Futures canola market declined during the week ended Wednesday, the oilseed has been affected by a mixture of supports and pressures, according to commodities futures advisor David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. The July canola contract dropped $20.60 per tonne during the week to […]

By Adam Peleshaty