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13 February 2025 – Analysis

Livestock Roundup: Beef Outlook

By Dave Juday for Ag Perspectives

Beef production is now forecast at 26.632 million pounds, an increase of 775 million pounds (+3 percent) from the January forecast. Before taking this number at face value, however, it’s important to consider how the USDA constructs its forecasts. If there is a significant change in market conditions, the USDA adjusts its fundamental forecast accordingly. In late November, the USDA announced a suspension of all cattle imports from Mexico due to the infestation of New World Screw Worm in Chiapas, along the Guatemalan border. As a result, the December forecast for 2025 beef production was revised downward from 26.347 million pounds to 25.732 million pounds, a 615-million-pound reduction. Now, with trade between the U.S. and Mexico poise...

TAGS – Livestock, North America
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11 March 2025 – Commentary

Markets Fall on WASDE and Trade War

By Gary Blumenthal for Ag Perspectives

Today’s March USDA WASDE report did nothing to temper the bearish mood in both commodity and equity markets. Volume was light ahead of the WASDE release and stayed that way. While corn and soybeans traded mostly in the green ahead of the report, wheat had no reason to be bullish. There wa...

TAGS – Feed Grains, Soy & Oilseeds, Wheat, Livestock, North America
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11 March 2025 – Analytics

WASDE Soybeans

By Staff for Commodity Analytics

Soybeans: USDA’s March estimates for the U.S. 2024/25 season are unchanged this month. The season-average soybean price is projected at $9.95 per bushel, down 15 cents from last month. The price estimates for meal and oil prices are unchanged at $310 per short ton and 43 cents per pound...

TAGS – Soy & Oilseeds, China, Europe, India, North America, South America
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11 March 2025 – Analytics

WASDE Corn

By Staff for Commodity Analytics

Corn: USDA’s March estimates for the U.S. 2024/25 season are unchanged from last month – and the season-average corn price received by farmers is unchanged at $4.35 per bushel. USDA’s global corn outlook is for higher foreign corn production: Increases in India, Russia, and Uk...

TAGS – Feed Grains, Black Sea, China, Europe, North America, South America
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11 March 2025 – Commentary

Markets Fall on WASDE and Trade War

By Gary Blumenthal for Ag Perspectives

Today’s March USDA WASDE report did nothing to temper the bearish mood in both commodity and equity markets. Volume was light ahead of the WASDE release and stayed that way. While corn and soybeans traded mostly in the green ahead of the report, wheat had no reason to be bullish. There wa...

TAGS – Feed Grains, Soy & Oilseeds, Wheat, Livestock, North America
soy-oilseeds
11 March 2025 – Analytics

WASDE Soybeans

By Staff for Commodity Analytics

Soybeans: USDA’s March estimates for the U.S. 2024/25 season are unchanged this month. The season-average soybean price is projected at $9.95 per bushel, down 15 cents from last month. The price estimates for meal and oil prices are unchanged at $310 per short ton and 43 cents per pound...

TAGS – Soy & Oilseeds, China, Europe, India, North America, South America
feed-grains
11 March 2025 – Analytics

WASDE Corn

By Staff for Commodity Analytics

Corn: USDA’s March estimates for the U.S. 2024/25 season are unchanged from last month – and the season-average corn price received by farmers is unchanged at $4.35 per bushel. USDA’s global corn outlook is for higher foreign corn production: Increases in India, Russia, and Uk...

TAGS – Feed Grains, Black Sea, China, Europe, North America, South America
wheat
11 March 2025 – Analytics

WASDE Wheat

By Staff for Commodity Analytics

Wheat: USDA reduced U.S. wheat exports for the 2024/25 season by 15 million bushels and increased imports by 10 million bushels.  The result is that U.S. ending stocks are raised 25 million bushels to 819 million, up 18 percent from last year. Thus, the U.S. season-average farm price is re...

TAGS – Wheat, Australia, Asia, Black Sea, China, Europe, India
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