Insights and Stories of Karl Plume

Feb. 7, 2019 at 2:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the first time in five sessions on Thursday on new concerns that the U.S.-China trade war may stretch beyond a March 1 deal deadline, with the two countries’ leaders unlikely to meet during upcoming talks. News that U.S. President Donald Trump […]

By Karl Plume

Feb. 6, 2019 at 6:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Wednesday as the government confirmed more soy purchases by China, but the market remained largely static as traders waited for a raft of U.S. crop data due on Friday, some of it delayed by the government shutdown. Corn futures eased […]

By Karl Plume

Feb. 5, 2019 at 6:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher for a third straight session on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed more soybean purchases by China. USDA reported nearly three million tonnes of U.S. soybean export sales on Tuesday, mostly to China, after high-level talks last week between […]

By Karl Plume

Feb. 4, 2019 at 7:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Monday on renewed Chinese demand for U.S. shipments and worries about a smaller Brazilian soy crop, but gains were limited by abundant global supplies and an uncertain outcome to Sino-U.S. trade talks. The extended Chinese market closure for the Lunar […]

By Karl Plume

Jan. 18, 2019 at 7:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose for a third straight session on Friday in a broad commodities and equities market rally sparked by renewed optimism about U.S.-China trade talks. Wheat edged upward along with corn and soy, but shed gains late in the day as traders […]

By Karl Plume