Insights and Stories of Michael Hirtzer

Mar. 27, 2014 at 4:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn climbed 1.6 per cent to its highest in nearly three weeks on Thursday, lifted by large export sales, while wheat futures also rose as grain prices rebounded after two sessions of declines. Soybean futures edged lower at the Chicago Board of Trade, pressured by […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Mar. 26, 2014 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent for their second straight session of declines on Wednesday in a selloff sparked by forecasts for rain in parched growing regions in the southern U.S. Plains. Corn futures edged narrowly lower on pressure from the steep downturn […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Mar. 25, 2014 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures eased for the first time in three sessions on Tuesday while wheat prices also lost ground as investors took profits ahead of a major government crop report due next week. Forecasts for more favourable weather in the U.S. also weighed on grain prices […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Mar. 12, 2014 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Board of Trade oat market soared 17 per cent to an all-time high on Wednesday, continuing a month-long rally on tight supplies due to backlogged rail shipments from top exporter Canada. The biggest gains were notched in the thinly traded March contract as traders […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Mar. 3, 2014 at 5:24 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly five per cent On Monday, the most in 1-1/2 years, as tensions in Ukraine stoked fears of disruption to shipments from the Black Sea, one of the world’s key grain-exporting zones. Corn futures jumped 1.5 per cent at the Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Michael Hirtzer