Insights and Stories of P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat futures surge as supplies drop to 14-year low

Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures surged on Thursday, after the federal government reported that U.S. supplies of wheat have fallen to their lowest level since 2007 — and that the wheat harvest is the smallest seen in 19 years. At the same time, the country ended the Sept. […]

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise on sustained buying

Sep. 30, 2021 at 3:52 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. House ag leader loses election, unsettling Midwest farm sector

Nov. 5, 2020 at 6:22 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up on another swine fever case in Germany

Sep. 17, 2020 at 6:28 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall as China’s hog herd rebounds

Sep. 16, 2020 at 3:59 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Futures mixed on pork export questions, cattle supplies

Sep. 15, 2020 at 6:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures had a mixed performance on Tuesday, as the supply of cattle being offered for sale continued to shrink and traders wrestled with uncertainty over pork export demand. An additional five cases of African swine fever (ASF) were initially found in dead wild boars […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall, cattle up on technical trading, profit-taking

Sep. 14, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures slid on Monday on technical selling and profit-taking, as the trade began to question whether Chinese demand for U.S. pork will boom after rival supplier Germany confirmed a single case of African swine fever in a wild boar. U.S. pork packer margins […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Storage grain bin silos in a field of matured corn crop in harvest time.

Minnesota fields thrive, Iowa storm damage continues on crop tour

Aug. 20, 2020 at 5:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Scouts on an annual U.S. Midwest crop tour continued to see fields battered by an Aug. 10 derecho storm in central Iowa on Thursday, with corn stalks snapped and ears littering the ground due to the hurricane-like winds. In Iowa, crop prospects swung wildly from field […]

By Julie Ingwersen P.J. Huffstutter

Storm and drought impacts on Iowa corn seen in crop tour

Aug. 19, 2020 at 6:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A clearer picture of damage to crops in the path of last week’s derecho storm emerged on Wednesday, as crop scouts on an annual tour scrambled across blown-over corn stalks and wind-battered soybean fields in Illinois and Iowa. Iowa officials on Tuesday warned much of the […]

By Mark Weinraub P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on higher beef prices, grilling demand

Aug. 14, 2020 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures continued to advance Friday, supported by increasing beef prices and expectations of continued meat demand going into the Labour Day weekend, traders said. Beef prices usually rise heading into the September holiday, when consumers often barbecue either at home or […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

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Insights and Stories of P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat futures surge as supplies drop to 14-year low

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise on sustained buying

U.S. House ag leader loses election, unsettling Midwest farm sector

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up on another swine fever case in Germany

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall as China’s hog herd rebounds

U.S. livestock: Futures mixed on pork export questions, cattle supplies

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall, cattle up on technical trading, profit-taking

Minnesota fields thrive, Iowa storm damage continues on crop tour

Storm and drought impacts on Iowa corn seen in crop tour

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on higher beef prices, grilling demand

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