Insights and Stories on USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest moving markets sideways

Sep. 22, 2021 at 12:02 pm CDT

Updated, Sept. 22 — MarketsFarm — Harvesting continues to progress in both Canada and the United States, resulting in quiet activity at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). “Right now during harvest, the corn, wheat and beans are all stuck in a narrow range,” said Ryan Ettner, trader for Allendale […]

Interview: Counting crops in advance

Sep. 16, 2021 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans climb

Sep. 15, 2021 at 2:54 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat firms on global supply cuts

Sep. 14, 2021 at 3:43 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

USDA’s September supply/demand data contain few surprises

Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:52 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm, fail to erase earlier losses

Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures firmed on Friday, following the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly supply and demand report showing a drop in harvested U.S. acres, though much of the reports findings had been anticipated by earlier trading. Corn traded near even, while wheat edged lower after touching a […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall as pork demand softens

Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the sixth consecutive day on Friday, pressured by lower pork demand coinciding with larger hog supplies, analysts said. The hog market also felt the effects of investment funds liquidating long positions, traders said. “We saw a fair amount of […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean, wheat fall ahead of USDA report

Sep. 9, 2021 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest in 7-1/2 months on Thursday, under pressure from expectations that the U.S. government will raise its domestic production forecast, traders said. Wheat futures sank 2.4 per cent to their lowest in more than a month on follow-through technical selling […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola market awaits harvests, USDA

Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform drifted lower during the week ended Wednesday, although the market remains stuck in a sideways trading pattern overall as participants try to get a better handle on the size of this year’s crop. An upcoming supply/demand report from the U.S. Department […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: ‘Tricky’ USDA report due Friday

Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) set to issue its monthly supply and demand estimates (WASDE) on Friday, a broker said it will be a “tricky report.” That’s because of the impact Hurricane Ida had on the U.S. transportation system, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm