Insights and Stories of Heather Schlitz

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits July high on declining Russian crop estimates

May. 21, 2024 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures Wv1 reached their highest level since July on Tuesday as frost damage in top-exporter Russia and lower U.S. crop ratings supported prices, traders said.

U.S. grains: Wheat resumes fall after rain, soy up on technical trading

May. 1, 2024 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as soyoil plummets; wheat, corn sag

Apr. 30, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles as Russian rain forecast spurs profit taking

Apr. 29, 2024 at 4:10 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn rallies most since July on lower US plantings outlook

Mar. 28, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA reports

Mar. 27, 2024 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures ticked down on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quarterly grain stocks and prospective plantings reports due on Thursday.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans ease ahead of USDA reports

Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures fell on Tuesday in technical trading, as large Russian supplies, a strong dollar and fading Chinese demand also weighed on the market, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Black Sea tensions, but off three-week peak

Mar. 25, 2024 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled up on Monday, but fell short of the three-week high that prices hit early in session.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on profit taking; wheat climbs

Mar. 22, 2024 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Friday to below $12 a bushel on profit taking a day after the benchmark contract neared a two-month high as farmer soy sales and the dollar's surge added to bearish sentiment, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set 2-month top; corn, wheat inch higher

Mar. 21, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures surged to a two-month high on Thursday as worries about threatening weather in Argentina triggered speculative buying and short-covering, analysts said, but the market pared gains after the rally spurred a round of farmer sales.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters