Reading Time: 2 minutes Farms in the U.S. continued to get larger and the number of farms fell between 2017 and 2022, new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed on Tuesday.
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Number of US farms falls and size increases, census shows
Number of acres in production falls by 20 million
U.S. grains: Bargain buying supports CBOT soybeans and corn after 3-year lows
Market keeps eye on South American weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures firmed on Monday on bargain buying and a weaker U.S. dollar, but remained near multi-year lows as nearby contracts struggled to shake off technical resistance, traders said.
Attaché sees larger Indian rapeseed crop than USDA
Cold weather beneficial; harvested area, yields steady
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States Department of Agriculture’s attaché in New Delhi forecast an increase India’s production of rapeseed-mustard for 2023/24. The attaché projected a harvest of 11.90 million tonnes versus the 11.70 million expected by the department.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn stuck near 3-year lows on abundant supplies
Wheat futures higher on bargain buying, short covering
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean futures hovered near three-year lows on Friday as South American crop weather improved and forecasts called for plentiful supplies, but losses were limited by short covering ahead of the weekend.
U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher, grains lower, on raft of government data
Falling Russian prices weigh over wheat futures; U.S. poised to regain title of top corn exporter
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended the day higher on Thursday on a flurry of late-session buying, as the market struggled to gain clarity on the size of the Brazilian crop, traders said.
USDA raises U.S. carryout, tightens Brazilian production
World wheat carryout estimate downgraded, but well above previous year
Reading Time: 2 minutes Projected ending stocks of soybeans, corn and wheat in the United States were raised slightly higher in the latest supply/demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture, while production estimates for Brazil were revised lower.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans touch new multi-year lows on grain glut worries
Easing heat wave in Argentina tempers crop worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn prices dipped to a new three-year low on Wednesday, as weather charts showed a hot, dry spell in Argentina will give way to widespread rain in the coming days, traders said.
USDA attaché sees improvement in Argentina wheat, corn
Recent hot spell in Argentina may have eroded potential corn yields
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ahead of the February supply and demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture, the department’s attaché in Buenos Aires issued their grain and feed update on Argentina.
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain-buying ahead of USDA report
Wheat futures rose while corn ended lower on forecasts for rain in Argentina
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday for a second straight session as short-covering and technical-buying fueled a bounce from multi-year lows a day earlier, though concerns about weak demand limited gains.
U.S. grains: Soybeans move higher on technical trading ahead of government reports
Strong dollar weighed heavy on wheat; corn pressured by sluggish exports
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade soybeans futures on Monday rose on technical trading ahead of a slew of key government crop reports, after the most-active contract Sv1 touched the lowest price since December of 2020, traders said.