Insights and Stories of Heather Schlitz

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U.S. grains: Corn futures hit over one-year high on Argentine weather worries

Jan. 29, 2025 at 4:01 pm CST

Chicago grain futures surged on Wednesday as underwhelming rainfall and forecasts for hot, dry weather in Argentina's parched corn and soy belt lifted prices, traders said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans and corn fall from highs after Argentina cuts export taxes

Jan. 24, 2025 at 3:05 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT corn hits an over one-year high on South American weather worries

Jan. 23, 2025 at 3:01 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on fund buying

Dec. 20, 2024 at 4:33 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains in technical rebound, wheat hits new lows

Dec. 20, 2024 at 2:48 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound after sinking to a new four-year low

Dec. 19, 2024 at 4:02 pm CST

Chicago soybean futures rebounded on technical buying on Thursday after plunging to a four-year low, while wheat fell to lifetime lows as a strong dollar added to concerns about competition from other exporting zones, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tick down on weak equity markets

Dec. 19, 2024 at 3:59 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle contracts slid on Thursday as weakness in equities, a strong dollar and technical trading pressured futures, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tip down on profit-taking

Dec. 18, 2024 at 4:57 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle contracts slid on Wednesday as profit-taking, a stronger dollar and a selloff across agricultural commodities weighed on futures, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans plummet to four-year low on Brazil crop outlook

Dec. 18, 2024 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-year low on Wednesday, pressured by bumper crop prospects in Brazil and a slide in soyoil prices after a proposed U.S. government spending bill failed to include support for biodiesel, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle up on expectations of tight supply

Dec. 17, 2024 at 4:57 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rose on Tuesday as market players anticipated a constricted supply of cattle and awaited a monthly cattle supply report later in the week, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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Insights and Stories of Heather Schlitz

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit over one-year high on Argentine weather worries

U.S. grains: Soybeans and corn fall from highs after Argentina cuts export taxes

U.S. grains: CBOT corn hits an over one-year high on South American weather worries

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on fund buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains in technical rebound, wheat hits new lows

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound after sinking to a new four-year low

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tick down on weak equity markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tip down on profit-taking

U.S. grains: Soybeans plummet to four-year low on Brazil crop outlook

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle up on expectations of tight supply

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