May WASDE Soy Highlights Today USDA released its May WASDE report, which includes its first forecasts for MY 2018/19. While almost certain to vary from what actually will occur, they do provide a better understanding of USDA analysts’ perspective. First, following are key changes in USDA estimates for MY 2017/18:
The U.S. soybean crush volume was increased by 20 million bushels to 1.99 billion bushels (54.16 MMT) based on continued large monthly output. U.S. soybean ending stocks were reduced by 20 million bushels to 530 million bushels (14.43 MMT). U.S. soymeal exports were raised from 11.34 MMT to 11.52 MMT. U.S. soyoil exports were increased from 0.91 MMT to 1.04 MMT based on recent large sales. U.S. domestic soyoil u...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
