Insights and Stories of Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as frosts cause state of emergency in Russia

May. 9, 2024 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as Russia declared a state of emergency in key grain-growing regions due to frosts, while soybeans and corn fell ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply-and-demand report due on Friday.

Too many tractors: As boom times fade, farm equipment piles up

May. 9, 2024 at 1:38 pm CDT

By Bianca Flowers Renee Hickman Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: CBOT grains, soybean futures end lower ahead of USDA reports

May. 8, 2024 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains back off highs on weather outlook, USDA data

May. 7, 2024 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn futures extend surge on volatile global weather

May. 6, 2024 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: Corn hits 3-month high; soy, wheat climbs on weather

May. 3, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose on Friday to their highest level since January before turning lower and soybeans reached a one-month peak as floods disrupted harvests in top exporter Brazil and disease ate into Argentina’s corn crop, analysts said. Wheat futures hit a one-week high on renewed concerns over dry […]

By Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies for seventh trading day on weather, crop conditions

Apr. 26, 2024 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures turned higher for a seventh trading day on Friday on a weather driven surge that pushed the most-active wheat contract on a continual chart Wv1 to prices not seen since December. Soybean futures inched down, and corn stayed fairly flat, as traders watched […]

By Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs with dry weather fears continuing

Apr. 25, 2024 at 4:58 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit highs not seen since January for a second day, as anxiety over dry weather conditions persisted for top exporter Russia.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally on dry weather concerns, Black Sea attacks

Apr. 24, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures continued their steady climb on Wednesday, as dry weather raised concerns in key growing regions and Russian attacks in the Black Sea area threatened to disrupt supply chains.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally as US crop rating fall keeps weather in focus

Apr. 23, 2024 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago wheat surged to a two-month high on Tuesday as a decline in U.S. winter wheat conditions focused attention on weather risks to northern hemisphere crops.

By Renee Hickman Reuters