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Ardent restarts Illinois flour mill after flooding

Jan. 5, 2016 at 6:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– The largest U.S. flour miller, Ardent Mills, has resumed operations in Alton, Illinois, as floodwaters along the Mississippi River receded while a mill at Chester, Ill. will remain down for weeks, company executives said Tuesday. Near record-high floodwaters following deadly winter storms forced the company to […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on expectations of tighter supplies

Jan. 5, 2016 at 5:19 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise on cash gains, wintry weather

Jan. 4, 2016 at 5:23 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grain prices soar as floods shut waterways, threaten crops

Dec. 31, 2015 at 12:29 am CST

By Michael Hirtzer P.J. Huffstutter

Rising Mississippi waters bring barge traffic near halt

Dec. 29, 2015 at 12:13 am CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Prices fall on technical selling, abundant supplies

Dec. 22, 2015 at 3:03 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean prices fell on Tuesday, weighed by technical selling and abundant global supplies. Soybeans and wheat gave up earlier gains that were based on weather concerns for developing crops, while corn led the way down in choppy trading ahead of Friday’s Christmas holiday. “There’s no […]

By Michael Hirtzer Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat extend gains on technical buying

Dec. 4, 2015 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and wheat rose on Friday, extending steep gains from the previous session on technical buying while soybeans jumped to a one-month high on large export sales of soybeans to China. Thursday’s rally in grains at the Chicago Board of Trade was tied to a […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on short-covering on tumbling dollar

Dec. 3, 2015 at 6:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat surged more than two per cent on Thursday, snapping a six-session losing streak as investors covered short positions and the dollar tumbled after the European Central Bank acted to fight low inflation. Corn futures also jumped, while soybeans shook off earlier losses to turn […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to 5-1/2 year low on rising dollar

Dec. 2, 2015 at 7:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains fell on Wednesday, with wheat prices hitting the lowest levels since June 2010 as a rising dollar made the cereals less attractive in global markets, traders said. Wheat now has declined six sessions in a row, shedding more than eight per cent in the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall most in two weeks on dry Plains forecast

Nov. 30, 2015 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures fell as much as 2.5 per cent on Monday, with both live and feeder cattle contracts posting their largest daily declines in two weeks on ample supplies and expectations for improved weather in the southern Plains. Snow, ice and rains slowed movement of […]

By Michael Hirtzer

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Insights and Stories of Michael Hirtzer

Ardent restarts Illinois flour mill after flooding

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on expectations of tighter supplies

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise on cash gains, wintry weather

U.S. grain prices soar as floods shut waterways, threaten crops

Rising Mississippi waters bring barge traffic near halt

U.S. grains: Prices fall on technical selling, abundant supplies

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat extend gains on technical buying

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on short-covering on tumbling dollar

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to 5-1/2 year low on rising dollar

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall most in two weeks on dry Plains forecast

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