Articles tagged under: USDA reports

USDA: Weekly Corn and Soybean Inspections Drop

Published November 26, 2025

USDA data shows soybean and corn inspections for export declined in the week ending November 20, while wheat assessments increased. Soybean inspections totaled almost 800,000 metric tons, down from 1.21 million the previous week and below the 2.12 million reported…

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Corn Market Shrugs Off USDA Acreage Report

Published July 1, 2025

The USDA’s quarterly Acreage and Grain Stocks reports landed largely in line with expectations, but Van Ahn and Company COO Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth says the corn numbers had the potential to offer some support. “I would have honestly thought that this…

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Grisafi: Brace for Big Market Swings Following USDA Reports

Published June 30, 2025

With the USDA set to release its Acreage and Grain Stocks reports today, traders are bracing for potential volatility. Ag Bull Media founder Tommy Grisafi says the end-of-month timing, combined with the holiday week, adds to the uncertainty. “Could we…

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WASDE Report As Neutral As Can Be

Published March 9, 2024

Following a lackluster WASDE report, Total Farm Marketing Market Advisor Brandon Doherty says it’s a bit surprising that wheat held on to gains from earlier in the day through the close of business Friday. “The U.S. numbers are just about…

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Moving On

Published January 15, 2024

Bower Trading President Jim Bower says traders are looking forward to moving on from Friday's USDA bearish reports. “This January report is notorious for throwing out unexpected news.” The futures market is closed today in observance of Martin Luther King…

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What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets

Published April 3, 2023

In this week’s edition of What’s Hot, What’s Not in the Markets, Martinson Ag Risk Management President Randy Martinson says the livestock markets are seeing highs again. Weather is having an impact both on the livestock markets and wheat. “We’re also…

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A Friendly Soybean Report

Published October 12, 2022

Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm is slightly surprised with the soybean figure in the crop production report. "The soybean yield at 49.8 bushels per acre was lower than the average trade guess, down substantially from September; this…

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August USDA Reports Released Today

Published August 12, 2022

For the USDA's August World Ag Supply Demand Estimate and monthly crop production reports, RJ O’Brien Head of Market Insights Rich Feltes says there’s a lot of focus on how much USDA will lower corn and soybean yields from the…

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Grain Trade’s Focus Shifts to Weather

Published April 1, 2022

Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn says grain traders are already beginning to move past the USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks and Planting Intentions reports. Traders are starting to focus on weather. Now, it's all about what actually…

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USDA Raises Global Soy Ending Stocks in February Report

Published February 11, 2020

In the February USDA Supply/Demand report, USDA raised global soybean ending stocks to 98.9 million metric tons on an increase in Brazilian soybean production. USDA increased Brazil’s soybean production two million metric tons to a record 125 million metric tons.…

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