Insights and Stories on USDA

Less wheat expected in Kazakhstan in 2023-24, despite same acres

Apr. 19, 2023 at 3:06 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the 2022-23 crop year in Kazakhstan begins to wind down, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in the country’s capital of Astana estimated its wheat production at 16.4 million tonnes. Should that forecast hold, the attaché’s report noted it would be the largest wheat harvest since […]

India’s rapeseed output to be steady

Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:10 pm CDT

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Argentina soybeans expected to go from horrible to great

Apr. 17, 2023 at 3:14 pm CDT

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U.S. begins testing bird flu vaccines for poultry after record outbreak

Apr. 14, 2023 at 7:30 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: New-crop November canola set to step back

Apr. 12, 2023 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather in focus for Chicago grains, oilseeds

Apr. 12, 2023 at 6:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — All eyes in the Chicago grain and oilseed markets are focused on weather conditions as the South American harvest progresses and North American farmers begin seeding their next crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report (WASDE), released Tuesday, left ending stocks projections for both soybeans and […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

USDA stands pat on U.S. soybean, corn ending stocks

Apr. 11, 2023 at 8:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Projected ending stocks for soybeans and corn in the United States for the current marketing year were left unchanged by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in its latest monthly supply/demand report (WASDE) — coming as a surprise to market participants who had generally anticipated downward revisions to the […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat closes higher on dry weather, Russian threats

Apr. 10, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures were higher on Monday, as dry weather put Kansas City wheat at risk and Russia’s threat to bypass a UN-brokered grain deal underpinned prices, traders said. Corn also closed higher, though soybeans dipped as warm and dry weather improved the planting outlook […]

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. grains: Crop futures slide on disappointing export sales, improved weather

Apr. 6, 2023 at 3:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures crumbled on Thursday on disappointing U.S. export sales and an improved weather outlook for U.S. spring plantings, analysts said. U.S. soybean export sales for 2022-23 were 155,300 tonnes for the week ended March 30, down 42 per cent […]

By Tom Polansek

Saudi Arabia highly dependent on grain imports

Apr. 4, 2023 at 1:17 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While Saudi Arabia is a giant among the oil-producing countries of the world, the desert kingdom does produce small amounts of grain. With a population that’s about one million less than Canada’s, Saudi Arabia is extremely dependent on importing its grain from overseas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]

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