Insights and Stories on USDA

Production, ending stocks down for U.S. corn, soybeans

Sep. 12, 2022 at 2:28 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Projected cuts to soybean production and yields in the United States exceeded many analysts’ expectations, but the monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates for corn were mostly in line with pre-report expectations. USDA released its monthly world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) on Monday, which showed […]

Prairie cash wheat: Putin comments raise wheat bids

Sep. 9, 2022 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rally ahead of USDA report next week

Sep. 9, 2022 at 5:08 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: More acres, smaller yields anticipated in U.S.

Sep. 7, 2022 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. says no weekly agriculture export sales data until Sept. 15

Sep. 1, 2022 at 5:00 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-month high on heat, dryness concerns

Aug. 29, 2022 at 8:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures set a two-month high on Monday after a U.S. crop tour last week found damage from hot, dry weather and organizers projected harvests would fall short of government estimates. Wheat futures rallied to their highest level in about seven weeks, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn up on crop tour’s lowered expectations

Aug. 26, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures jumped on Friday on concerns about hot and dry weather reducing U.S. yields, analysts said. After the close of trading, advisory service Pro Farmer projected a U.S. corn harvest of 13.759 billion bushels, which would be the smallest […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop tour raises concerns for corn, soy

Aug. 24, 2022 at 3:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Reduced corn yields and a lower amount of soybean pods compared to the last few years were two major findings by the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour, which started on Tuesday and ends Friday. In turn, prices for both crops on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have […]

By Adam Peleshaty

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 […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago.

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop prices soften after USDA report release

Aug. 17, 2022 at 6:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An unexpectedly bearish supply/demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last Friday is still putting pressure on crop prices nearly a week later, according to one trader. In the department’s WASDE report, the estimated average yield for corn was revised downward from the month before by […]

By Adam Peleshaty