Insights and Stories of Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit 17-1/2-year low

Apr. 3, 2020 at 7:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell on Friday to the lowest point since late 2002 on tumbling pork prices and slowing slaughter rates as measures to control the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic shuttered schools and restaurants and sent U.S. unemployment rates soaring. Cattle futures also dropped as wholesale beef […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to 3-1/2 year low

Apr. 2, 2020 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on weak export sales, recession fears

Apr. 2, 2020 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs limit down on coronavirus fears

Apr. 1, 2020 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn drops after USDA pegs plantings above expectations

Mar. 31, 2020 at 7:11 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump in end-of-month, -quarter rebound

Mar. 31, 2020 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rallied by as much as the daily three-cent trading limit on Tuesday in an end-of-month and end-of-quarter profit-taking bounce following a steep drop fueled by concerns about the fast-spreading coronavirus and its economic impact. The recent dive in prices as governments imposed […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn slumps as ethanol makers feel coronavirus constraints

Mar. 30, 2020 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Monday on slowing grain demand from ethanol makers, as tightening coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions limited demand for the biofuel. Soybeans ended mixed, with nearby contracts lifted by firm soymeal prices and concerns coronavirus restrictions may impede […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Crop futures slide on coronavirus fears

Feb. 28, 2020 at 8:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slumped to new contract lows on Friday and wheat fell to a 3-1/2-month low with a seventh daily drop in eight trading sessions as a spike in new coronavirus cases beyond China fueled fears of a pandemic. Soybeans also retreated, reversing course after […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dive as coronavirus slams global markets

Feb. 28, 2020 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures extended a steep sell-off on Friday on growing worries that the spread of coronavirus would dent global economic growth and could tip the world economy into recession. Global stocks and oil prices fell sharply as traders fretted over the economic […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink to new lows

Feb. 27, 2020 at 8:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended mostly lower on Thursday, with several key contracts notching new contract lows on nagging worries about the spread of coronavirus and its impact on global economic growth and demand for beef. Commodity funds, which had recently built up a sizable […]

By Karl Plume

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Insights and Stories of Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit 17-1/2-year low

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to 3-1/2 year low

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on weak export sales, recession fears

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs limit down on coronavirus fears

U.S. grains: Corn drops after USDA pegs plantings above expectations

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump in end-of-month, -quarter rebound

U.S. grains: Corn slumps as ethanol makers feel coronavirus constraints

U.S. grains: Crop futures slide on coronavirus fears

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dive as coronavirus slams global markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink to new lows

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