Insights and Stories on USDA

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise

Oct. 7, 2021 at 3:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Thursday, supported by signs of strong exports as more recently harvested supplies became available, traders said. Corn futures were firm, with investors staking out positions ahead of a key government report that will update the forecast for U.S. […]

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. corn, soybean carryovers could increase

Oct. 6, 2021 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on energy market strength

Oct. 5, 2021 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybean futures extend losing streak

Oct. 4, 2021 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend slump

Oct. 1, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed as harvest comes to close

Oct. 1, 2021 at 7:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The spring wheat harvest coming to a close in the Prairie provinces and cuts in production estimates south of the border have caused mixed bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday. All three Prairie provinces have either completed or have nearly completed spring wheat combining, bringing […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat extends climb on tight U.S. supply

Oct. 1, 2021 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit a six-week high on Friday, rallying for a second day in a row on smaller-than-expected stocks and production figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn futures followed wheat higher while soybeans fell to multi-month lows after USDA on Thursday reported larger-than-expected […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Tight U.S. soybean, corn stocks still beat expectations

Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn ending stocks in the U.S. may have been down sharply from the previous year, but still came in above trade expectations in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly stocks report. That data in turn weighed on futures prices at the Chicago Board of Trade. Soybean […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat futures surge as supplies drop to 14-year low

Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures surged on Thursday, after the federal government reported that U.S. supplies of wheat have fallen to their lowest level since 2007 — and that the wheat harvest is the smallest seen in 19 years. At the same time, the country ended the Sept. […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. spring wheat crop down sharply in 2021

Sep. 30, 2021 at 4:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat production in the United States was down sharply in 2021, according to the latest annual small grains report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total spring wheat production was pegged at 9.01 million tonnes by the government agency, down 44 per cent from the 15.99 million […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin