Insights and Stories of Heather Schlitz

beef cattle in a feedlot in Western Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on screwworm news

Sep. 22, 2025 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday after news that New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, was detected 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, analysts said. Analysts believed the news would mean the U.S.-Mexico border will be closed to feeder cattle imports for […]

Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on lack of Chinese demand, wheat hits contract lows

Sep. 22, 2025 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

Sep. 18, 2025 at 5:59 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher, though traders uncertain about demand

Sep. 18, 2025 at 5:53 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn jump after USDA’s monthly crop report

Sep. 12, 2025 at 2:55 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans tick higher ahead of USDA report

Sep. 11, 2025 at 7:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybeans futures rose on Thursday as traders squared positions before a government crop report on Friday that will include closely watched U.S. corn and soybean harvest forecasts, analysts said. Wheat ticked higher on short covering, though swelling global supply hung over the market. […]

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Hind quarters of beef hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures bounce on short covering

Sep. 11, 2025 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ticked higher on Thursday on a short-covering bounce, though a weaker cash market and concerns around consumer demand for beef continued to weigh on the market. Cattle futures also benefited from rising grains futures, which steadied ahead of the U.S. Department […]

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn rises on strong demand, disease concerns

Aug. 29, 2025 at 2:38 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures firmed on Friday on support from strong international demand, concerns over disease in the U.S. Midwest and technical support, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

Aug. 28, 2025 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures came under pressure on Thursday on a lack of Chinese demand for the U.S. oilseed while corn futures ticked higher on strong export sales data, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Aug. 28, 2025 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday on technical selling after live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs in the previous day.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters