Insights and Stories of Karl Plume

Dec. 17, 2015 at 6:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded from a 3-1/2-week low on Thursday and closed higher for the first time in three sessions on short-covering sparked by concerns that dry weather in Brazil may clip soy production. Corn and wheat also clawed back earlier losses tied to Argentina’s export-friendly […]

By Karl Plume

Dec. 10, 2015 at 2:15 am CST

Reuters — A panel of scientists is disputing a World Health Organization report published earlier this year that concluded glyphosate, the world’s most widely used weed killer and main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is probably carcinogenic to humans. The 16-member panel, assembled by Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy, was […]

By Karl Plume

Dec. 8, 2015 at 4:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans extended losses on Tuesday to touch a one-week low on long liquidation and technical selling ahead of a monthly government supply and demand report, more than offsetting strong import demand from China. Corn ticked up, recovering slightly from Monday’s slide of more than two […]

By Karl Plume

Dec. 7, 2015 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Monday for the first time in six sessions and corn dropped after two sessions of gains on profit-taking and as traders took positions ahead of a government crop report due later this week. Wheat futures closed lower as earlier technical buying […]

By Karl Plume

Nov. 25, 2015 at 4:28 pm CST

UPDATED, Nov. 25, 2015 — Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking court approval to withdraw registration of Dow AgroSciences’ herbicide Enlist Duo, as the agency studies new information regarding the product’s impact on non-target plants, according to court documents filed late Tuesday. The EPA […]

By Karl Plume