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DTN Contributing Analyst Alan Brugler gives his thoughts on Tuesday's USDA reports.

Why the corn market didn't end report day with a big change.

The coronavirus has sent consumers scrambling to stores, buying up food staples, and causing a flurry of buying by flour mills that are trying to meet the demand. While the near-term buying is impressive, history shows growth to be much steadier.

With the February crop insurance pricing period wrapping up on Feb. 28, a closer look at seasonal highs and lows for new crop can offer some profitable observations.

After several years of low volatility in a follower's role, Chicago wheat has stolen the spotlight in 2020 and could hold on into spring.

DTN Contributing Analyst Alan Brugler shares his thoughts on the Jan. 10 USDA reports.

In 2019, weather records fell left and right in the Midwest. Based on a wet finish to the growing season, the troubles of 2019 could very well drag into 2020.

The U.S. sunflower market has been tightening the past several years, and due to still-expected yield reductions, has the potential to feature record tightness in 2020.

Before analyzing the Sept. 12 USDA reports, we must first remember the methodology they use, according to Alan Brugler, a DTN contributing analyst.

The price movements following the USDA Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports on March 29 would have you believing things are extremely bearish for corn, but how bad is it?

The February USDA WASDE report provided little support to bullish grain and soy traders. While U.S. wheat and corn ending stocks were raised more than expected and soy stocks remained burdensome, South American corn and soy production are expected to be 26.5 million metric tons (974 mb...

A 3-million-acre jump in principal crop acres this year wasn't in the big four commodities. Instead, oats, sorghum, rice and hay accounted for a chunk of the increase, with producers trying to diversify into niche markets.

The May USDA Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports showed us that higher-protein wheat is in short supply.

The star attractions of Thursday's USDA reports were clearly the lower-than-expected planting intentions for 2018 corn and soybeans, while the trade pretty much overlooked the Quarterly Grain Stocks report.

Why did USDA stand pat on its Brazilian corn production estimate on Tuesday when the trade clearly had a different opinion?

The biggest surprise in the Small Grains Summary report Friday was USDA increased spring wheat production by 14 million bushels from the August report.

How did USDA come up with a much higher U.S. average yield in its August report than the trade was expecting? Blame it mostly on different methodology.