Insights and Stories of Heather Schlitz

Jun. 24, 2025 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures sank on Tuesday on pressure from the ongoing harvest in the U.S. Plains and Black Sea as well as a lack of weather threats, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters

Jun. 9, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

A biological sample that a Chinese researcher was accused of smuggling into the United States and that prosecutors cast as a “dangerous biological pathogen” is a common type of fungus already widespread in U.S. crop fields that likely poses little risk to food safety, experts said.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters

Jun. 3, 2025 at 9:11 am CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly crop progress report showed on Monday 50 per cent of U.S. spring wheat and 52 per cent of winter wheat in good to excellent condition, exceeding analyst expectations.

By Heather Schlitz, Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

May. 22, 2025 at 10:28 am CDT

China is one of the biggest importers of American breeding pigs and other livestock genetic material such as cattle semen. These lucrative niche export markets had been growing, but dried up since U.S. President Donald Trump started a trade war with Beijing.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters

May. 16, 2025 at 3:13 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures moved lower on Friday as traders weighed improved yield prospects in the U.S. Plains, though brisk export demand limited losses, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters