Insights and Stories of Karl Plume

BASF halting hybrid wheat seed development in North America

Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:18 pm CST

Reuters — Global chemicals and crop seeds company BASF is halting development of hybrid wheat in North America after results of seed trials failed to reach development goals, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. BASF will instead focus development of the new type of wheat in European markets, aiming to […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firm on tight supplies, lower weights

Jan. 13, 2023 at 7:51 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on smaller U.S. harvest, Argentina drought worries

Jan. 13, 2023 at 7:47 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end mixed, cattle mostly lower

Jan. 12, 2023 at 5:29 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans surge after USDA cuts 2022 harvest view

Jan. 12, 2023 at 4:40 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Futures firm ahead of USDA crop data

Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Wednesday as a drop to 15-month lows in the previous session sparked technical buying and short covering, and as traders took positions ahead of key U.S. government crop reports, traders said. Corn was mixed and soybeans edged higher, underpinned by concerns […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop as pork cutout sinks to near two-year low

Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday for the ninth time in 10 sessions as weak cash hog prices and lower pork values dragged the market to a fresh three-month low, traders said. Pork packer margins have eroded and the closely followed cash wholesale […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink to three-month low on weak pork prices

Jan. 10, 2023 at 5:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Tuesday for the eighth time in nine sessions on concerns about pork demand and slumping pork prices, traders said. The actively traded February lean hog contract dropped to a three-month low as packer margins eroded and the pork […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn up off three-week lows on technicals, Argentine drought

Jan. 10, 2023 at 3:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended mixed on Tuesday after a technical and bargain-buying bounce from three-week lows faded as dull demand for U.S. exports overshadowed concerns about Argentina’s drought-reduced harvest. Soybeans ended mostly lower while wheat fell to its lowest in 15 months on good global supplies […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off three-month low on bargain buying

Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures bounced from a three-month low on Monday and settled higher for the first time in eight sessions in a technical and bargain-buying rally to start the first full trading week of the year. Cattle futures also gained on improved packer […]

By Karl Plume

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Insights and Stories of Karl Plume

BASF halting hybrid wheat seed development in North America

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firm on tight supplies, lower weights

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on smaller U.S. harvest, Argentina drought worries

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end mixed, cattle mostly lower

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans surge after USDA cuts 2022 harvest view

U.S. grains: Futures firm ahead of USDA crop data

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop as pork cutout sinks to near two-year low

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink to three-month low on weak pork prices

U.S. grains: Corn up off three-week lows on technicals, Argentine drought

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off three-month low on bargain buying

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