Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slip

Aug. 19, 2022 at 5:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slipped on Friday, with the most-active contract dipping to a nearly six-week low during the session, as weak export demand continued to weigh on futures, analysts said. Meanwhile, a government report, released after the CME closed, said that far more […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop prices soften after USDA report release

Aug. 17, 2022 at 6:07 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm, drought accelerates selling

Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:59 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Grains fall on weather, Ukrainian exports

Aug. 16, 2022 at 6:32 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Chicago soy futures bounce back after USDA forecasts

Aug. 12, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Wheat, soybeans buck expectations in USDA report

Aug. 12, 2022 at 6:51 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Projected average yields and production for wheat and soybeans for 2022-23 went against many analysts’ expectations, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA released its monthly world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) on Friday, which surprisingly showed upward revisions for average yields and production despite […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm on yield uncertainty ahead of USDA report

Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and soybean futures closed higher on Thursday as a weaker U.S. dollar lent support to dollar-priced commodities and traders squared up their positions ahead of a key government report. Meanwhile, corn futures firmed, supported by concerns about hot and dry weather stressing the U.S. […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures extend gains on crop risks

Aug. 10, 2022 at 7:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures rose on Wednesday, as hot, dry weather in parts of the U.S. and Europe kept attention on harvest risks, while soybeans settled lower after notching contract highs. Traders also adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Lower inflation, USDA report to impact markets

Aug. 10, 2022 at 2:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) already set to release its monthly supply/demand estimates on Friday, the U.S. Labor Department threw in a curveball two days prior. The Labor Department on Wednesday reported the annual rate of inflation declined to 8.5 per cent in July, 0.6 of […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans gain as U.S. crop ratings decline

Aug. 9, 2022 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures climbed to their highest in more than a week on Tuesday on lower weekly U.S. crop condition ratings and worries that hot, dry weather in the western Midwest forecast would continue to stress crops. Wheat was also firmer as the dollar […]

By Karl Plume