Insights and Stories of Heather Schlitz

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 up ahead of US-China talks, corn slips on good weather

May. 8, 2025 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures crept higher on Thursday as higher soyoil futures and hopes that upcoming U.S.-China trade talks in Switzerland could reduce trade tensions that have disrupted U.S. grain and oilseeds exports, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans end down amid US-China trade jitters

May. 7, 2025 at 3:37 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans continue slide on trade tensions, tumbling soyoil

May. 6, 2025 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle higher on surging cash market

May. 6, 2025 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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

Apr. 17, 2025 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday, supported by concerns that forecasted rain will not be enough to alleviate dryness in some U.S. wheat production regions, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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

Apr. 16, 2025 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures gained strength on Wednesday from a weaker dollar and a report that China would be open to trade negotiations with the U.S., though big supplies from South America and nearly nonexistent Chinese demand for U.S. beans continued to loom over the market, analysts said.

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

Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting a seven-week high, under pressure from weak demand from top buyer China amid an escalating trade war and Brazil's bumper soybean harvest.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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

Mar. 20, 2025 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures eased for a third consecutive session on Thursday as lackluster weekly export sales data as well as strength in the dollar added to doubts over U.S. export prospects, traders said.

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

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Insights and Stories of Heather Schlitz

U.S. grains: Soybeans up ahead of US-China talks, corn slips on good weather

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans end down amid US-China trade jitters

U.S. grains: Soybeans continue slide on trade tensions, tumbling soyoil

U.S. livestock: CME cattle higher on surging cash market

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

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