Insights and Stories on USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: Circumstances could mess with usual holiday lull

Nov. 30, 2022 at 6:34 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Usually at this time of year, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) slips into its holiday lull, with most trading sticking to a sideways range, Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities said, suggesting that could change. “With such geo-political stuff going on and a possible railroad strike [in the […]

U.S. avian flu outbreak of 2022 wipes out record number of birds

Nov. 24, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs ease

Nov. 22, 2022 at 7:08 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Stronger deferred live cattle futures support feeder market

Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:51 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle top three-week high on supply worries

Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:02 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on firm cash, speculative buying

Nov. 18, 2022 at 6:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hit the highest in nearly three weeks on Friday, supported by firm cash cattle markets and what appeared to be speculative buying, analysts said. Most-active CME February live cattle futures settled up 0.45 cent at 155.85 cents/lb. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hog futures end higher

Nov. 16, 2022 at 7:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) ended higher on Wednesday as expectations of tightening cattle supplies and a setback in grain prices sparked a round of buying, traders said. The most-active CME live cattle futures, for February delivery, settled up 1.2 cents at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Cordonnier sees little change in U.S. corn, soy yields

Nov. 16, 2022 at 3:45 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As corn and soybean harvests in the United States wrap up for 2022-23, one analyst believes there will be little change in the yields determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. at Hinsdale, Ill. said USDA’s November call […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Cordonnier stands pat on South American crop projections

Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:41 pm CST

MarketsFarm — At this point in the South American planting season it’s too early to get an accurate bead as to how much corn and soybeans will be grown in Brazil and Argentina, according to Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. at Hinsdale, Ill. Cordonnier recently issued […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle near one-month low as corn jumps

Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures neared a one-month low on Tuesday as rising grain prices signaled risks for increased costs for livestock feed, brokers said. Unconfirmed reports that Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland fueled gains in corn, wheat and soy futures as traders […]

By Tom Polansek