Insights and Stories of Heather Schlitz

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as traders await US-China trade talks

May. 5, 2025 at 2:37 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday as traders awaited updates on possible U.S.-China trade talks amid mounting competition from Brazil, traders said.

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: Wheat up on US Plains dryness, soybeans fall on profit taking

Apr. 17, 2025 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weaker dollar; tariff threats priced in

Apr. 16, 2025 at 3:14 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip from highs on weak export demand, trade tensions

Apr. 15, 2025 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on shaky export demand, stronger dollar

Mar. 20, 2025 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

With beer drinking down in U.S., barley farmers now fear tariffs

Mar. 18, 2025 at 10:45 am CDT

Reciprocal tariffs from Canada and Mexico may raise costs and limit export opportunities for U.S. barley growers, at a time when beer demand is also falling.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures ease amid trade war jitters

Mar. 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm CDT

Chicago corn futures ticked lower on Friday as concerns over trade conflicts disrupting trade flows and abundant South American supplies weighed on prices, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy rebound on demand uptick, weak dollar

Mar. 13, 2025 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned higher on Thursday, after private estimates for Argentina's corn and soy crops fell, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits four-month high as cold threatens Russia, US crops

Feb. 14, 2025 at 4:46 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures Wv1 soared on Friday to their highest price since October, and analysts said support from blistering cold weather in the Black Sea and U.S. Plains regions prompted short covering.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S livestock: Hog, cattle futures choppy on tightened supply, strong demand

Feb. 13, 2025 at 5:26 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures edged down on Thursday, as traders monitored slower-than-anticipated slaughter rates and an unexpectedly low supply of market-ready hogs, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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Insights and Stories of Heather Schlitz

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as traders await US-China trade talks

U.S. grains: Wheat up on US Plains dryness, soybeans fall on profit taking

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weaker dollar; tariff threats priced in

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip from highs on weak export demand, trade tensions

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on shaky export demand, stronger dollar

With beer drinking down in U.S., barley farmers now fear tariffs

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures ease amid trade war jitters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy rebound on demand uptick, weak dollar

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits four-month high as cold threatens Russia, US crops

U.S livestock: Hog, cattle futures choppy on tightened supply, strong demand

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