Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: USDA cuts soy, corn crop outlooks, trims demand

Oct. 12, 2022 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a two-week high on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly cut its U.S. harvest forecast and raised imports by top soy buyer China in a monthly report. Soybean price gains were held in check, however, by expectations for […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn slip ahead of key crop forecasts

Oct. 11, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Tightening stocks underpin U.S. wheat, corn

Oct. 5, 2022 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy sags on recession fears, firm dollar

Oct. 5, 2022 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower, underpinned by tight supply

Sep. 30, 2022 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on exports, mixed harvest results

Sep. 29, 2022 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures inched higher on Thursday, supported by strong export sales after lower trade much of the week as harvest progresses across the U.S. Midwest, though some farmers report lower-than-anticipated yields, analysts said. Corn and wheat eased ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: ‘Lots of moving parts’ in grain markets

Sep. 28, 2022 at 4:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the U.S. dollar strengthened to levels unseen in 20 years over the past week, the prices for many commodities took a tumble, including Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn, wheat and soybeans. However, other factors are in play when it comes to prices, according to one trader. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

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CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report affecting corn, soybean prices

Sep. 14, 2022 at 3:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly world agricultural supply/demand estimates (WASDE), released Monday, have since played a major role on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), one trader says. Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in Chicago, said while corn ending stocks (1.219 billion bushels) and […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn down on technical setback

Sep. 14, 2022 at 3:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Wednesday on a round of technical selling as traders adjusted their positions following a market rally sparked by the government’s Monday forecast for smaller-than-expected harvests. “That was a surprising number out of the U.S. Agriculture Department and the market […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures dip on profit-taking

Sep. 13, 2022 at 3:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures eased on Tuesday but remained near their nearly three-month highs as the government’s reduced forecasts for this year’s harvests continued to underpin prices, traders said. Wheat futures were firm, supported by uncertainty over Black Sea supplies following Russian […]

By Mark Weinraub