Insights and Stories of Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower as market awaits USDA reports

Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday for the sixth time in seven sessions and wheat and soybeans finished mostly lower, as investors weighed weather-reduced production in some areas of South America against tepid demand for U.S. supplies. Wheat futures also retreated as late-session technical selling eroded […]

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as USDA raises global supply view

Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:33 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Crop merchant Bunge raises full-year profit outlook

Oct. 26, 2022 at 8:35 am CDT

By Karl Plume

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures jump to 7-year peak as U.S. herd shrinks

Oct. 24, 2022 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn ease as U.S. harvest progresses amid dull demand

Oct. 24, 2022 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Shallow Mississippi River expected to persist as dry winter hits U.S. South

Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:46 pm CDT

Reuters — Low water levels on the Mississippi River are likely to persist this winter as drier-than-normal weather is expected across the southern U.S. and Gulf Coast, U.S. government forecasters said on Thursday. Drought, which currently spans 59 per cent of the country, is expected to continue or worsen in […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on firm dollar, hopes for Black Sea talks

Oct. 14, 2022 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, surrendering all the prior session’s gains on a stronger dollar and hopes of progress in negotiations to maintain a Ukrainian Black Sea grain export corridor. Corn and soybeans followed wheat lower, weighed down by lacklustre demand and pressured by lower […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise on good demand

Oct. 14, 2022 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to a near three-week high on Friday as strong demand and improved pork packer margins sparked buying ahead of the weekend, traders said. Another solid week of pork export sales added support, soothing concerns about rising supplies of market-ready […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly down on weak margins, inflation worries

Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures ended mostly lower on Thursday on eroding meat packer margins and as soaring inflation raises demand concerns, traders said. Technical selling and profit-taking further fueled declines in livestock futures after live cattle and lean hog contracts touched 2-1/2-week highs […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as Russia threatens to quit Black Sea deal

Oct. 13, 2022 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Thursday from two days of declines on concerns that a Black Sea export corridor deal may not be renewed next month, which could again disrupt grain shipments from Ukraine. Corn and soybeans pared earlier losses on spillover support from wheat and […]

By Karl Plume

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Insights and Stories of Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower as market awaits USDA reports

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as USDA raises global supply view

Crop merchant Bunge raises full-year profit outlook

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures jump to 7-year peak as U.S. herd shrinks

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn ease as U.S. harvest progresses amid dull demand

Shallow Mississippi River expected to persist as dry winter hits U.S. South

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on firm dollar, hopes for Black Sea talks

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise on good demand

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly down on weak margins, inflation worries

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as Russia threatens to quit Black Sea deal

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