The Latest Breaking News from USDA

Is the Corn Market a Buy?

Yes, I know USDA's August guess for US corn production was a "whopper" (take that as you will), but is the various components of the corn market itself telling us a different story?

Barchart · Aug 15, 2025

Cattle Shift Focus to Friday After Thursday Selling

Live cattle futures fell lower on Thursday, as the bears got a head start to the week-end selling. Contracts were down $2.20 to $3 across the front months on Thursday. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North, with live action at...

Barchart · Aug 15, 2025

Hogs Look to Round Out the Week

Lean hog futures were down $1.40 to $1.65 across the front months on Thursday, as expiring August was up a tick. Preliminary open interest rose 4,523 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was down 11 cents in the Thursday PM report, at $110.37. The CME Lean Hog Index was down...

Barchart · Aug 15, 2025

Grain Market Update: Could a Rate Cut, Inflation Spur Fund Buying in Wheat, Soybeans, and Corn?

Senior Market Analyst Darin Newsom of Barchart suggests that the recent rally in grain futures was not fundamentally based but rather driven by speculative and automated buying, and he believes that there is a better chance of a future rate hike than a rate cut.

Barchart · Aug 14, 2025

Why So Many Organic Certifications Are Under Fire

The “USDA Organic” seal is one of the most trusted labels in the grocery store. Consumers rely on it as a guarantee that their food was produced without synthetic pesticides, GMOs, or antibiotics. However, a series of recent scandals and systemic problems have put this trusted certification under fire. Critics,…

Grocery Coupon Guide · Aug 14, 2025

Cattle In Freefall Again on Thursday

Live cattle futures are showing losses of $3 to $4 across the front months on Thursday. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $385 in the North, up $4 wk/wk. Southern trade was up $2 to $237. The Thursday morning Fed Cattel Exchange online auction...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2025

Hogs Falling on Thursday

Lean hog futures are posting losses of $1.50 to $2.15, as expiring August is up a tick. USDA’s national base hog price was up 48 cents in the Thursday AM report, at $110.58. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 6 cents at $109.78 on August 12. Pork export sales...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2025

Cotton Posting Gains at Midday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 10 to 18 point gains across the front months, with October slipping 14 point on thin trade. The US dollar index was back down $0.478 to $98.140, as crude oil futures were down another $1.15. USDA’s Export Sales report showed a total of 241,982...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2025

Sugar Prices Fall Back From Tuesday's 2-month High

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.28 (-1.66%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +2.50 (+0.51%). NY sugar prices today are seeing continued long liquidation pressure after the rally up to Tuesday's 2-month high. Sugar prices rallied through Tuesday on smaller...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2025

Coffee Prices Extend Wednesday's Rally

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today are up +6.20 (+1.94%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +147 (+3.74%). Coffee prices today have continued higher, extending Wednesday's rallies of +1.41% in arabica coffee and +5.53% in robusta coffee. Coffee prices have rallied sharply this week on light frost...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2025