The Latest Breaking News from USDA

Cattle Post Monday Losses

Live cattle futures closed out the Monday session with contracts 15 cents to 47 cents lower. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off with Monday compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $232-235 in the North, with Southern action at $235-237. Feeder cattle futures were 30 to 80 cents...

Barchart · Sep 29, 2025

Corn Fails to Buy on Export Business, with Front Month Fractional Losses

The corn market closed out the Monday session with front months fractionally lower and contracts for September ’26 and beyond up ¾ to 1 ¾ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was steady at $3.78 ¼ on Monday. The USDA reported private sales of 135,660 MT of corn...

Barchart · Sep 29, 2025

Grains Are Wobbling, So Mark Your Calendars for September 30

As corn and soybean crop harvests begin, the USDA’s quarterly grain stocks report is the key data point to watch this week.

Barchart · Sep 29, 2025

Dollar Weakness Spurs Short-Covering in Sugar Futures

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.16 (+1.01%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is up +2.20 (+0.48%). Sugar prices are moving higher today and posted 1.5-week highs as dollar weakness (DXY00 ) spurs short-covering in sugar futures. Last Tuesday, NY sugar posted...

Barchart · Sep 29, 2025

Hogs Look to Begin New Week Following Strength from Last Week

Lean hog futures were in rally mode on Friday, as contracts were up $1.40 to $2.50 on the day. October was up $3.52 last week. Preliminary open interest showed new buying, up 5,485 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog prices from the Friday afternoon report were down $1.32 from...

Barchart · Sep 29, 2025

Cotton Starting Friday with Gains

Cotton price action is up 8 to 11 points so far on Monday. Futures posted gains heading into the weekend as contracts were mostly steady to 12 points higher. December was up 11 points last week. The US dollar index was back down $0.370 on the day to $97.845, with...

Barchart · Sep 29, 2025

Corn Slipping Again to Start Monday Trade

Corn prices are down 2 to 2 ½ cents early on Monday. Futures posted losses of 3 to 4 cents across the front months on Friday, with December slipping back 2 cents last week. Preliminary open interest suggested some longs liquidating, down 11,739 contracts on Friday, mainly in the December....

Barchart · Sep 29, 2025

Soybeans Easing Back on Monday Morning

Soybeans are down 3 to 4 cents so far on Monday morning. Futures posted Friday gains of 1 to 2 cents at the close, with November falling back another 11 ¾ cents since last Friday. Preliminary open interest was up 7,416 contracts on Friday, as Nove saw some reduction, down...

Barchart · Sep 29, 2025

Cattle Look to Monday Following Mixed Friday Trade

Live cattle futures saw a mixed Friday close, as contracts were steady to 25 cents lower and deferreds up 40 to 50 cents. October was down $1.77 last week. Cash trade settled in at $235 in the North last week, $3 lower, with Southern action at $235-237, down $3. The...

Barchart · Sep 29, 2025

'Could Be Devastating': US Soybean Farmers Warn of Bankruptcies Amid Trade Shift

US soybean farmers face crisis as China halts purchases and turns to Brazil. Rising costs and uncertain aid leave Midwest growers fearing collapse.

International Business Times UK · Sep 29, 2025