Insights and Stories of Michael Hirtzer

Oct. 23, 2015 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybean futures were mostly lower on Friday, in a technical selloff and as the U.S. dollar rose to its highest in two months against a basket of currencies. Prices trimmed losses while corn futures turned higher late in the session, lifted in part […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Oct. 22, 2015 at 6:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures turned lower on Thursday, reversing from one-week highs on technical selling and pressured by steep gains in the dollar that made U.S. commodities less attractive in export markets. Wheat futures also fell, retreating from gains early in the session at the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Oct. 20, 2015 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Tuesday, rebounding from earlier losses on technical buying and bargain hunting even as autumn harvests advanced more quickly than usual under dry weather conditions. Corn jumped from a five-week low and soybeans gained for the first time in […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Oct. 19, 2015 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell to the lowest levels in about a month while corn and soybeans also eased on Monday, pressured by forecasts for crop-friendly rains and plentiful global supplies, traders and analysts said. Showers this week were likely to benefit parched wheat fields in Russia […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Sep. 16, 2015 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains were lower on Wednesday, with both corn and wheat easing about one per cent for their second straight session of declines on pressure from the advancing corn harvest and plentiful global grain supplies. Soybeans reversed from earlier gains to turn narrowly lower, in light […]

By Michael Hirtzer