The Latest Breaking News from USDA

The U.S. has opened its first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades in southern Texas

Tuesday’s USDA supply and demand report is expected to show very little changed in soybean, corn, and winter wheat.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Monday closed up +0.24 (+1.70%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +1.00 (+0.25%). Sugar prices settled higher on Monday as the dollar index ($DXY ) fell to a 1-week low, prompting short covering in sugar futures. An...

Lean hog futures are trading with 35 cent to $1.37 losses at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to low volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was 19 cents higher on Feb 4 at $86.57. CFTC data showed managed money adding a total...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.33 (+2.34%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +1.20 (+0.30%). Sugar prices are sharply higher as today's fall in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 1-week low has sparked short covering in sugar futures....

Bullish traders are nervously watching U.S. stock indexes and record volatility in gold, silver, and copper prices.

Lean hog futures saw mixed trade on Friday, with contracts 7 cents higher to 42 cents lower. February was up 12 cents last week. Open interest rose 3,972 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $85.39 on Friday afternoon, down $1.19 from the day prior. The...

Wheat is showing mostly lower trade in the winter wheat contracts, with spring wheat slightly higher. The wheat complex fell lower on Friday, with contracts down across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 5 to 6 cents lower on Friday, as March was 8 ¼ cents in the red...

If you have frozen pork loins in your freezer, you might be holding onto more than just dinner. A massive recall involving 23 tons of raw pork is currently sweeping across the Midwest. Specifically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a high-priority alert regarding over 46,000 pounds of boneless loins.…

The OBBBA included overhauls of the SNAP program, which impacts those who rely on SNAP benefits.

Lean hog futures saw mixed trade on Friday, with contracts 7 cents higher to 42 cents lower. February was up 12 cents this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $85.39 on Friday afternoon, down $1.19 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was 32 cents...