USDA Archives - Page 65 of 201 - Canadian Cattlemen

Slow U.S. corn shipments could pressure supply forecasts

By Karen Braun, GFM Network News August 11, 2021

Reuters – The United States has already secured a record corn export campaign for the nearly concluded season, but the shipments are unlikely to match the government’s current forecast because the pace has recently been too slow. Disappointing export inspections last week – a marketing year low – might be an indication that the U.S. […] Read more

Much attention will be paid to soy estimates after the USDA’s projection went unchanged from June to July. Photo: Thinkstock

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA forecast depends on ‘a lot of moving parts’

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 10, 2021

MarketsFarm – Analysts are finding the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2021-22 monthly crop estimates, which will be released on Aug. 12, to be very hard to predict. “It seems to me that the range for corn guesses are way, way wider than what we’re getting for new crop beans,” said Sean Lusk, vice-president […] Read more

Cash cattle trades have declined by about 30 per cent since 2005.

News

U.S. to expand cattle sales data after complaints from ranchers, Congress

By Tom Polansek August 5, 2021

Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it will begin releasing two new reports on cattle sales next week, after ranchers and members of Congress raised concerns about possible anti-competitive behaviour in the market. The reports follow a July executive order from President Joe Biden that calls for the federal government to promote competition […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Analysts await USDA crop estimates

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 4, 2021

MarketsFarm – Traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are positioning themselves ahead of the United States Department of Agriculture’s monthly crop estimates to be released on Aug. 12. Estimates from private firms and speculation over how accurate they will be compared to the USDA’s are making their mark on the markets. “I think […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on scarce supply and firmer cash markets

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News August 4, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Wednesday as cash trade firmed and wholesale beef prices march higher, traders said. “We have some tighter market-ready cattle supplies right now. The outlook is for supplies to tighten further later in the year and into next year,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

African swine fever confirmed in Dominican Republic pigs: USDA

By Julie Ingwersen, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News July 29, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the deadly hog virus African swine fever in samples from pigs in the Dominican Republic, the agency said on Wednesday, fuelling concerns about the disease creeping closer to the United States. The positive tests represent the first detection of the disease in the Americas in about 40 […] Read more

Hot and dry weather has severely impacted spring wheat crops. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: More information needed for wheat, soybeans

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – As a spring wheat tour of the Northern Plains of the United States wraps up, grain traders are awaiting the results with great interest. “That has wheat excited all over again, because (traders are) already well aware yields are going to be quite low,” said Ryan Ettner, broker for Allendale Inc. in McHenry, […] Read more

CBOT September 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and green lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat snaps winning streak

Chicago corn, soybeans also fall

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News July 22, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures plunged 2.6 per cent on Thursday, snapping a six-session streak of gains as traders locked in profits from the rally. Soybean futures were down two per cent, with the latest weather forecasts showing that some timely rains will arrive in key growing […] Read more

Crops, Markets

USDA pegs wheat ending stocks to be lowest since 2013-14

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 13, 2021

MarketsFarm — As the U.S. northern Plains continue to deal with severe drought conditions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has significantly lowered its 2021-22 ending stocks estimates for wheat — especially durum and spring wheat. According to USDA’s monthly world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) released Monday, 2021-22 ending stocks for wheat are […] Read more

MGEX September 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (black line), CBOT and K.C. September 2021 wheats (green and yellow lines) and CBOT December 2021 corn (orange line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally after U.S. slashes harvest estimates

Agency raises U.S. corn crop forecast from June

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News July 12, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed on Monday on lower-than-expected production estimates for domestic crops damaged by searing weather and drought, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures also jumped. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a monthly report, slashed its harvest outlook for spring wheat other than durum by 41 per cent from […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Tag Archives USDA

Slow U.S. corn shipments could pressure supply forecasts

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA forecast depends on ‘a lot of moving parts’

U.S. to expand cattle sales data after complaints from ranchers, Congress

CBOT weekly outlook: Analysts await USDA crop estimates

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on scarce supply and firmer cash markets

African swine fever confirmed in Dominican Republic pigs: USDA

CBOT weekly outlook: More information needed for wheat, soybeans

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat snaps winning streak

USDA pegs wheat ending stocks to be lowest since 2013-14

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally after U.S. slashes harvest estimates

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

Blogs

Cows ain’t coal

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Latest Market News